Douglas DC-2 crash, May 6, 1935 (5 killed), Atlanta Missouri
Douglas DC-2 accident on May 6, 1935 near Atlanta Missouri, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in low visibility,...
- Date: May 6, 1935
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-2
- Location: Atlanta Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in low visibility, with communication problems, inaccurate weather forecasts and errors of judgment by the airline dispatchers and flight crew cited as contributing factors
The TWA Douglas DC 2 flying from Los Angeles toward Newark was flying low in fog and darkness while trying to reach an emergency landing field near Atlanta, Missouri, when its right wingtip struck the ground. Five of the 13 people aboard were killed, including Senator Bronson M. Cutting of New Mexico, and the other eight were injured.