Knute Rockne
Date: | March 31, 1931 |
Location: | Bazzar, Kansas |
Aircraft: | Fokker 10A Trimotor |
Reg: | NC-999 |
Airline: | Trans Continental & Western Air |
Flight No: | 599 |
Fatalities: | 8 : 8 |
Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne killed after his plane crashed into a wheat field. Wing-aileron flutter, brought about by moisture leaking into the wing's interior, weakening the glue that bonded the wooden spars. |