Telegram re: airplane crash
- Title
- Telegram re: airplane crash
- Creator
- Smith, C. R. (Cyrus Rowlett), 1899-1990
- Institution
- TCU
- Link
- https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/40371
- Description
- FWA5DB21 D.NA232 75=WUX NEWYORK NY 4 1003A AMON G CARTER= FTWORTH STAR TELEGRAM FTW= CONFIDENTIAL: PRELIMINARY REPORT INDICATES AIRPLANE STRUCK MOUNTAIN ON COURSE AT ALTITUDE FIVE THOUSAND FEET. NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE OR STRUCTURAL FAILURE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WELL ABOVE MINIMUM. BOTH THE RULES OF COMPANY AND GOVERNMENT REQUIRE ALTITUDE OF EIGHT THOUSAND FEET WHEN CROSSING THIS SECTION ON INSTRUMENTS AND SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED BEFORE LEAVING TUCSON ON THE FLIGHT WESTBOUND THAT ALTITUDE OF EIGHT THOUSAND FEET SHOULD BE MAINTAINED. REASON FOR MAINTAINING ALTITUDE OF FIVE THOUSAND UNKNOWN. CONFIDENTIAL= C R SMITH AMERICAN AIRLINES SYSTEM.
- Date
- 1946-03-04
- Decade
- 1940s
- Subjects
- Aviation
- Air travel
- American Airlines
- Airplane crash
- Smith, Cyrus R.
- Source
- Box 09, American Airlines, Inc. - Correspondence 1946 1 of 2 folder, Item 010
- Type
- Document
- Formats
- 8x10 paper
- Rights
- Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph