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Crash of a Lockheed 5B Vega in Marshall: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC537M
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dallas – New Orleans
MSN:
106
YOM:
1930
Location:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Dallas to New Orleans, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions when the aircraft crashed in Marshall, TX. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Arthur C. Brown, pilot,
Everett Williams, mechanic.
Passenger:
Robert Wilton.