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Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. All five occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

En route from Dallas to Houston, smoke spread into the cockpit, forcing the crew to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located in Ferris, some 30 km south of Dallas, bursting into flames. All six occupants were rescued, among them both crew members Ed Hefley and Eugene Schacher were seriously injured by fire.

Shortly after takeoff from Dallas-Love Field Airport, while climbing, the pilot encountered controllability problems following technical issues with the right aileron. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed, among them George L. Culver, President of the Culver Oil Company.

Following an uneventful flight from Chicago, the pilot initiated the descent to Fort Worth. He encountered poor visibility due to snow falls, so he decided to reduce his altitude when the airplane impacted trees and crashed in Little Elm. The pilot Ted Kincannon was killed and all five passengers were injured.

On November 9, 1935, at approximately 0445LT within the city limits of East Fort Worth, Texas, a commercially owned airplane, while being flown without passengers, crashed with resultant death of the pilot and the complete destruction of the aircraft. The airplane, a Lockheed Vega, model 5C, was owned and operated by Braniff Airway Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and bore Department of Commerce licence n° NC980Y. At the time of the accident it was being ferried from Dallas to Waco, Texas, via Fort Worth, and no passengers were permitted to be carried. The pilot, William C. Maus of Waco, Texas, held a Department of Commerce transport pilot's licence and a scheduled air transport rating. The take-off was accomplished at 0410LT, the airplane carrying a 5-hour gasoline supply. The ceiling at Dallas was 1,000 feet with 8 miles visibility. Fort Worth at the time had a ceiling of 500 feet with 7 miles visibility. It had not been the intention of the pilot to land at Fort Worth but to fly beyond it to a lighted airway leading into Waco, Texas, his destination. By the time Fort Worth was reached the ceiling had dropped to about 75 feet and the visibility was zero. This change in weather was broadcast to the pilot from Fort Worth with instructions that he return to Dallas. Whether or not the pilot received this broadcast is not known inasmuch as his airplane was not equipped with two-way radio. However, he had plenty of fuel and could have easily returned to Dallas, where the weather had remained constant, or have flown on to Houston, where the ceiling was practically unlimited. Reports from various people who heard the airplane overhead and saw the accident indicate that the pilot was attempting to get under the 75-foot ceiling, presumably to locate the airport. He was heard flying around for some time and made two complete circles at a low altitude in the immediate vicinity of the accident. Immediately preceding the crash the airplane appeared diving out of the mist. The engine was heard to accelerate as through the pilot had just caught sight of the ground and was making an effort to pull the airplane out of the dive before striking. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and the pilot was killed.

While cruising south of Gilmer, a propeller blade detached from the left engine. The crew reduced his altitude to attempt an emergency landing. On approach at night, the left engine torn off. The airplane went out of control and crashed in a desert area. All four occupants were killed.

En route, the crew encountered unknown problems, decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wheat field. All five occupants were uninjured.

The single engine airplane was completing a local sortie in Wink, Texas. While descending to a height of 150 feet in an attempt to land, the airplane went out of control and crashed. All four occupants were killed.

After takeoff from El Paso Airport, while climbing to a height of about 800 feet, the engine caught fire. The pilot bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in a field. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.

The airplane suffered a landing accident and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.