| Date: | October 30, 1941 |
| Location: | Near Moorhead, Minnesota |
| Aircraft: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Reg: | NC21712 |
| Airline: | Northwest Orient Airlines |
| Flight No: | 5 |
| Fatalities: | 15 : 14 |
| The plane crashed in fog and mist due to icing on the wings. The pilot, Clarence Bates, was thrown clear of the wreckage and was the lone survivor. |