ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 106010
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas O-46A |
| Owner/operator: | 91st Obs Sqn USAAC |
| Registration: | 35-192 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 mi east of Fort Lewis, Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gray Field, Fort Lewis, Washington |
| Ellensburg |
On 10 January 1940, Lt Felix M. Hardison, a 27 years old pilot of 91st Observation Squadron, USAAC, was flying from Gray Field, Fort Lewis, Washington, to Ellensburg when it ran into foggy weather over the Cascade mountains. Ice formed on the wings of his O-46A 35-192 and it went into a spin. Hardison managed to baled out and escaped serious injury. The aircraft crashed 10 miles east of Fort Lewis.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1940sB4/1940.htm
Statesman Journal from Salem, Oregon, 11 January 1940 (available online at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/81195555/)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lewis
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=47.105833&lon=-122.564444&z=10&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2017 12:18 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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