Northrop Alpha 4 crash, Dec 11, 1933, Portage Pennsylvania
Northrop Alpha 4 accident on December 11, 1933 near Portage Pennsylvania, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Ice built up on the wings and...
- Date: December 11, 1933
- Aircraft: Northrop Alpha 4
- Location: Portage Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Ice built up on the wings and airframe in snowfall.
A TWA Northrop Alpha on a night cargo flight from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg was lost in snow and icing over Pennsylvania on 11 December 1933. The pilot bailed out uninjured and the airplane crashed.