| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 27, 1930 |
| Time: | 1730 |
| Location: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Operator: | Central Airlines (Universal Aviation Corporation) |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Wichita - Kansas City, KS |
| AC Type: | Travel Air A6000A |
| Registration: | ? |
| cn / ln: | 963 |
| Aboard: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While preparing to land, the plane side slipped and dived into the ground from a height of 500 ft. and caught fire. As quickly as the bodies were removed, a hastily mustered crew of pilots and mechanics from Universal Airlines and Central Airlines, began removing all evidence of the accident, savagely fighting off reporters and photographers as they worked. |
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