AIR LINER HIT MOUNTAIN
19 Persons Believed Dead WORST DISASTER IN AMERICAN HISTORY SCENE ACCESSIBLE ONLY ON HORSEBACK (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received October 19, 7.55 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 18. The worst accident in the history of United States aviation is feared as the result of a disaster on the route from San Francisco to Salt Lake City. An air liner with 19 persons aboard crashed in the Utah mountains, in territory accessible only on horseback. The fate of the occupants is not yet known; an expedition was organized immediately the crash was reported. An inspection from the air proved that the air liner was completely smashed up on the side of a steep wooded mountain in Utah. After flying over the wreckage observers declared they were convinced that all the occupants, including four women, were dead. The mishap occurred at 10,000 ft, the plane apparently crashing through the trees. The opinion is expressed that it would have cleared the ridge if it had been flying 100 ft higher.
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Southland Times, Issue 23335, 20 October 1937, Page 5
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