Lockheed 9 Orion crash, Aug 15, 1935 (2 killed), Barrow A...
Lockheed 9 Orion accident on August 15, 1935 near Barrow Alaska, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure at low altitude during takeoff,...
- Date: August 15, 1935
- Aircraft: Lockheed 9 Orion
- Location: Barrow Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure at low altitude during takeoff, with the aircraft uncontrollably nose heavy at low speed.
Wiley Post and Will Rogers were killed on 15 August 1935 when their aircraft plunged into a lagoon a few miles from Point Barrow, Alaska, during takeoff.