PILOT KILLED AS DALLAS AIR LINER CRASHES IN SNOWSTORM
Four Passengers Unhurt In Smashup Near Denton
Ted Kincannon, Former S.M.U
Ball Player, Is Injured Fatally
When Ship Is Forced Down
Hurtles Into Wood
Craft Only 9 Miles From
Destination; Occupants
Are Saved by Warning
A veteran American Airlines pilot was killed but he landed his five passengers without serious injury when his plane made a forced landing in a blinding snowstorm eighteen miles southeast of Denton Wednesday.
The pilot, Ted N. Kincannon, 39, of Fort Worth, died in an ambulance on the way to Frisco, Collin County, after the Dallas-bound airliner had crashed upright in a grove of trees, virtually demolishing it.
The formation of ice in the carburetor, which caused the motor to slacken speed, was blamed for the accident by the line officials.
The ship was only nine miles from its Love Field destination at the time.
The passengers were:
M. P. Youker, care the Snoair Company, Dallas.
John Schultz, care Fanchon & Marco, New York.
T. P. Malloy, Shreveport, La.
George Rice, San Antonio.
William Littlewood, chief engineer, American Airlines, Chicago.
Youker, who suffered a cut on the head, was the only one injured of the passengers except for minor bruises. Youker was taken to St. Paul Hospital for observation.
Kincanon, when he realized he had to land, ordered the five to strap themselves in. This was credited with saving them from more serious hurts. The plane, with the exception of the cabin in which the passengers were seated, was wrecked badly. One wing was torn off and the motor of the eight-passenger Vultee was hurled ten yards.
Airlines officials said several of the passengers volunteered statements that the plan had been handled skillfully during the crash. Kincannon cut the ignition switch and prevented a fire.
The pilot's body was found strapped in the seat by rescuers, who had difficulty in reaching the plane due to the virtually impassable condition of the blackened roads, covered with six inches of snow. He received a skull injury, apparently from a flying piece of metal, which caused his death. His right leg was broken and his face was lacerated. His watch had stopped at 3:06 p.m., the time of the crash.
The plane fell 200 yards south of the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Grace, near Little Elm, Denton County.
"We heard the plane as it passed and it sounded mighty low," Grace said. "Then we heard the crash but we couldn't see anything on account of the snow. In a few minutes, the passengers made their way to our house and we called help."
The passengers later were brought to Dallas.
The plane was bound from Chicago and Oklahoma City to Fort Worth and Dallas.
Because of the snow-clogged roads, only one of several carloads of Denton officers managed to reach the scene.
"Kinannon apparently had been circling looking for a place to land when he saw the filed, but he missed it by a few yards and landed in a grove of trees," said Denton Radio Dispatcher W. B. Duncan, one of those who investigated. "It looked as though he landed on the tip of one wing and the plane was whipped around. All but the cabin compartment was torn up."
A statement issued by the Airlines said:
"Ted Kincannon, American Airlines pilot, landed his five passengers safely in a forced landing near Frisco at approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pilot Kincannon himself was injured in the landing and died in an ambulance on the way to Frisco.
"William Littlewood, chief engineer for the company, who was a passenger aboard the airplane, reported by telephone to C. R. Smith, president of the company, that in his opinion failure of the carburetor, heater permitted the formation of ice in the engine's carburetor and made the forced landing necessary. Smith said officials of the company already were on the way to the scene of the landing to conduct an investigation into all phases of the engine failure."
Kincannon's body was brought to Dallas Wednesday night, but funeral arrangements had not been made at a later hour. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kincannon, live at 227 Emmett.
The plane hit the trees at the edge of a plowed field, in which Kinannon apparently was trying to set the ship down. It landed upright, though one wing was torn away.
Kinannon was born in Boonsville, Wise County, and attended Southern Methodist University from 1915-1916, where he played on the baseball team. He learned to fly in the Army at Fort Worth in 1918.
A veteran of 8,100 hours in the air, he had been with American Airlines since 1932. He had flown schedules out of Fort Worth and Dallas to St. Louis, El Paso, Amarillo, and Atlanta. He had been a pilot for most of the time but spent a brief period as station manager at New Orleans.
He was married. His wife left Forth Worth for Frisco soon after the accident.
Before joining American Airlines, Kincannon was manager of an air service in Kentucky. He had been on the Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago run since September 1934.
Dallas Morning News
January 30, 1936
Transcribed by Carol Moore.
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D. cert: Terry (Ted) N. Kincannon; married; spouse: Sue Kincannon; parents: W. A. Kincannon, Betty Barksdale; American Airlines pilot; d.Frisco, Collin, Texas; res: Ft. Worth, Texas; burial: Restland.
Four Passengers Unhurt In Smashup Near Denton
Ted Kincannon, Former S.M.U
Ball Player, Is Injured Fatally
When Ship Is Forced Down
Hurtles Into Wood
Craft Only 9 Miles From
Destination; Occupants
Are Saved by Warning
A veteran American Airlines pilot was killed but he landed his five passengers without serious injury when his plane made a forced landing in a blinding snowstorm eighteen miles southeast of Denton Wednesday.
The pilot, Ted N. Kincannon, 39, of Fort Worth, died in an ambulance on the way to Frisco, Collin County, after the Dallas-bound airliner had crashed upright in a grove of trees, virtually demolishing it.
The formation of ice in the carburetor, which caused the motor to slacken speed, was blamed for the accident by the line officials.
The ship was only nine miles from its Love Field destination at the time.
The passengers were:
M. P. Youker, care the Snoair Company, Dallas.
John Schultz, care Fanchon & Marco, New York.
T. P. Malloy, Shreveport, La.
George Rice, San Antonio.
William Littlewood, chief engineer, American Airlines, Chicago.
Youker, who suffered a cut on the head, was the only one injured of the passengers except for minor bruises. Youker was taken to St. Paul Hospital for observation.
Kincanon, when he realized he had to land, ordered the five to strap themselves in. This was credited with saving them from more serious hurts. The plane, with the exception of the cabin in which the passengers were seated, was wrecked badly. One wing was torn off and the motor of the eight-passenger Vultee was hurled ten yards.
Airlines officials said several of the passengers volunteered statements that the plan had been handled skillfully during the crash. Kincannon cut the ignition switch and prevented a fire.
The pilot's body was found strapped in the seat by rescuers, who had difficulty in reaching the plane due to the virtually impassable condition of the blackened roads, covered with six inches of snow. He received a skull injury, apparently from a flying piece of metal, which caused his death. His right leg was broken and his face was lacerated. His watch had stopped at 3:06 p.m., the time of the crash.
The plane fell 200 yards south of the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Grace, near Little Elm, Denton County.
"We heard the plane as it passed and it sounded mighty low," Grace said. "Then we heard the crash but we couldn't see anything on account of the snow. In a few minutes, the passengers made their way to our house and we called help."
The passengers later were brought to Dallas.
The plane was bound from Chicago and Oklahoma City to Fort Worth and Dallas.
Because of the snow-clogged roads, only one of several carloads of Denton officers managed to reach the scene.
"Kinannon apparently had been circling looking for a place to land when he saw the filed, but he missed it by a few yards and landed in a grove of trees," said Denton Radio Dispatcher W. B. Duncan, one of those who investigated. "It looked as though he landed on the tip of one wing and the plane was whipped around. All but the cabin compartment was torn up."
A statement issued by the Airlines said:
"Ted Kincannon, American Airlines pilot, landed his five passengers safely in a forced landing near Frisco at approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pilot Kincannon himself was injured in the landing and died in an ambulance on the way to Frisco.
"William Littlewood, chief engineer for the company, who was a passenger aboard the airplane, reported by telephone to C. R. Smith, president of the company, that in his opinion failure of the carburetor, heater permitted the formation of ice in the engine's carburetor and made the forced landing necessary. Smith said officials of the company already were on the way to the scene of the landing to conduct an investigation into all phases of the engine failure."
Kincannon's body was brought to Dallas Wednesday night, but funeral arrangements had not been made at a later hour. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kincannon, live at 227 Emmett.
The plane hit the trees at the edge of a plowed field, in which Kinannon apparently was trying to set the ship down. It landed upright, though one wing was torn away.
Kinannon was born in Boonsville, Wise County, and attended Southern Methodist University from 1915-1916, where he played on the baseball team. He learned to fly in the Army at Fort Worth in 1918.
A veteran of 8,100 hours in the air, he had been with American Airlines since 1932. He had flown schedules out of Fort Worth and Dallas to St. Louis, El Paso, Amarillo, and Atlanta. He had been a pilot for most of the time but spent a brief period as station manager at New Orleans.
He was married. His wife left Forth Worth for Frisco soon after the accident.
Before joining American Airlines, Kincannon was manager of an air service in Kentucky. He had been on the Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago run since September 1934.
Dallas Morning News
January 30, 1936
Transcribed by Carol Moore.
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D. cert: Terry (Ted) N. Kincannon; married; spouse: Sue Kincannon; parents: W. A. Kincannon, Betty Barksdale; American Airlines pilot; d.Frisco, Collin, Texas; res: Ft. Worth, Texas; burial: Restland.
PILOT KILLED AS DALLAS AIR LINER CRASHES IN SNOWSTORM
Four Passengers Unhurt In Smashup Near Denton
Ted Kincannon, Former S.M.U
Ball Player, Is Injured Fatally
When Ship Is Forced Down
Hurtles Into Wood
Craft Only 9 Miles From
Destination; Occupants
Are Saved by Warning
A veteran American Airlines pilot was killed but he landed his five passengers without serious injury when his plane made a forced landing in a blinding snowstorm eighteen miles southeast of Denton Wednesday.
The pilot, Ted N. Kincannon, 39, of Fort Worth, died in an ambulance on the way to Frisco, Collin County, after the Dallas-bound airliner had crashed upright in a grove of trees, virtually demolishing it.
The formation of ice in the carburetor, which caused the motor to slacken speed, was blamed for the accident by the line officials.
The ship was only nine miles from its Love Field destination at the time.
The passengers were:
M. P. Youker, care the Snoair Company, Dallas.
John Schultz, care Fanchon & Marco, New York.
T. P. Malloy, Shreveport, La.
George Rice, San Antonio.
William Littlewood, chief engineer, American Airlines, Chicago.
Youker, who suffered a cut on the head, was the only one injured of the passengers except for minor bruises. Youker was taken to St. Paul Hospital for observation.
Kincanon, when he realized he had to land, ordered the five to strap themselves in. This was credited with saving them from more serious hurts. The plane, with the exception of the cabin in which the passengers were seated, was wrecked badly. One wing was torn off and the motor of the eight-passenger Vultee was hurled ten yards.
Airlines officials said several of the passengers volunteered statements that the plan had been handled skillfully during the crash. Kincannon cut the ignition switch and prevented a fire.
The pilot's body was found strapped in the seat by rescuers, who had difficulty in reaching the plane due to the virtually impassable condition of the blackened roads, covered with six inches of snow. He received a skull injury, apparently from a flying piece of metal, which caused his death. His right leg was broken and his face was lacerated. His watch had stopped at 3:06 p.m., the time of the crash.
The plane fell 200 yards south of the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Grace, near Little Elm, Denton County.
"We heard the plane as it passed and it sounded mighty low," Grace said. "Then we heard the crash but we couldn't see anything on account of the snow. In a few minutes, the passengers made their way to our house and we called help."
The passengers later were brought to Dallas.
The plane was bound from Chicago and Oklahoma City to Fort Worth and Dallas.
Because of the snow-clogged roads, only one of several carloads of Denton officers managed to reach the scene.
"Kinannon apparently had been circling looking for a place to land when he saw the filed, but he missed it by a few yards and landed in a grove of trees," said Denton Radio Dispatcher W. B. Duncan, one of those who investigated. "It looked as though he landed on the tip of one wing and the plane was whipped around. All but the cabin compartment was torn up."
A statement issued by the Airlines said:
"Ted Kincannon, American Airlines pilot, landed his five passengers safely in a forced landing near Frisco at approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pilot Kincannon himself was injured in the landing and died in an ambulance on the way to Frisco.
"William Littlewood, chief engineer for the company, who was a passenger aboard the airplane, reported by telephone to C. R. Smith, president of the company, that in his opinion failure of the carburetor, heater permitted the formation of ice in the engine's carburetor and made the forced landing necessary. Smith said officials of the company already were on the way to the scene of the landing to conduct an investigation into all phases of the engine failure."
Kincannon's body was brought to Dallas Wednesday night, but funeral arrangements had not been made at a later hour. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kincannon, live at 227 Emmett.
The plane hit the trees at the edge of a plowed field, in which Kinannon apparently was trying to set the ship down. It landed upright, though one wing was torn away.
Kinannon was born in Boonsville, Wise County, and attended Southern Methodist University from 1915-1916, where he played on the baseball team. He learned to fly in the Army at Fort Worth in 1918.
A veteran of 8,100 hours in the air, he had been with American Airlines since 1932. He had flown schedules out of Fort Worth and Dallas to St. Louis, El Paso, Amarillo, and Atlanta. He had been a pilot for most of the time but spent a brief period as station manager at New Orleans.
He was married. His wife left Forth Worth for Frisco soon after the accident.
Before joining American Airlines, Kincannon was manager of an air service in Kentucky. He had been on the Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago run since September 1934.
Dallas Morning News
January 30, 1936
Transcribed by Carol Moore.
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D. cert: Terry (Ted) N. Kincannon; married; spouse: Sue Kincannon; parents: W. A. Kincannon, Betty Barksdale; American Airlines pilot; d.Frisco, Collin, Texas; res: Ft. Worth, Texas; burial: Restland.
Four Passengers Unhurt In Smashup Near Denton
Ted Kincannon, Former S.M.U
Ball Player, Is Injured Fatally
When Ship Is Forced Down
Hurtles Into Wood
Craft Only 9 Miles From
Destination; Occupants
Are Saved by Warning
A veteran American Airlines pilot was killed but he landed his five passengers without serious injury when his plane made a forced landing in a blinding snowstorm eighteen miles southeast of Denton Wednesday.
The pilot, Ted N. Kincannon, 39, of Fort Worth, died in an ambulance on the way to Frisco, Collin County, after the Dallas-bound airliner had crashed upright in a grove of trees, virtually demolishing it.
The formation of ice in the carburetor, which caused the motor to slacken speed, was blamed for the accident by the line officials.
The ship was only nine miles from its Love Field destination at the time.
The passengers were:
M. P. Youker, care the Snoair Company, Dallas.
John Schultz, care Fanchon & Marco, New York.
T. P. Malloy, Shreveport, La.
George Rice, San Antonio.
William Littlewood, chief engineer, American Airlines, Chicago.
Youker, who suffered a cut on the head, was the only one injured of the passengers except for minor bruises. Youker was taken to St. Paul Hospital for observation.
Kincanon, when he realized he had to land, ordered the five to strap themselves in. This was credited with saving them from more serious hurts. The plane, with the exception of the cabin in which the passengers were seated, was wrecked badly. One wing was torn off and the motor of the eight-passenger Vultee was hurled ten yards.
Airlines officials said several of the passengers volunteered statements that the plan had been handled skillfully during the crash. Kincannon cut the ignition switch and prevented a fire.
The pilot's body was found strapped in the seat by rescuers, who had difficulty in reaching the plane due to the virtually impassable condition of the blackened roads, covered with six inches of snow. He received a skull injury, apparently from a flying piece of metal, which caused his death. His right leg was broken and his face was lacerated. His watch had stopped at 3:06 p.m., the time of the crash.
The plane fell 200 yards south of the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Grace, near Little Elm, Denton County.
"We heard the plane as it passed and it sounded mighty low," Grace said. "Then we heard the crash but we couldn't see anything on account of the snow. In a few minutes, the passengers made their way to our house and we called help."
The passengers later were brought to Dallas.
The plane was bound from Chicago and Oklahoma City to Fort Worth and Dallas.
Because of the snow-clogged roads, only one of several carloads of Denton officers managed to reach the scene.
"Kinannon apparently had been circling looking for a place to land when he saw the filed, but he missed it by a few yards and landed in a grove of trees," said Denton Radio Dispatcher W. B. Duncan, one of those who investigated. "It looked as though he landed on the tip of one wing and the plane was whipped around. All but the cabin compartment was torn up."
A statement issued by the Airlines said:
"Ted Kincannon, American Airlines pilot, landed his five passengers safely in a forced landing near Frisco at approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pilot Kincannon himself was injured in the landing and died in an ambulance on the way to Frisco.
"William Littlewood, chief engineer for the company, who was a passenger aboard the airplane, reported by telephone to C. R. Smith, president of the company, that in his opinion failure of the carburetor, heater permitted the formation of ice in the engine's carburetor and made the forced landing necessary. Smith said officials of the company already were on the way to the scene of the landing to conduct an investigation into all phases of the engine failure."
Kincannon's body was brought to Dallas Wednesday night, but funeral arrangements had not been made at a later hour. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kincannon, live at 227 Emmett.
The plane hit the trees at the edge of a plowed field, in which Kinannon apparently was trying to set the ship down. It landed upright, though one wing was torn away.
Kinannon was born in Boonsville, Wise County, and attended Southern Methodist University from 1915-1916, where he played on the baseball team. He learned to fly in the Army at Fort Worth in 1918.
A veteran of 8,100 hours in the air, he had been with American Airlines since 1932. He had flown schedules out of Fort Worth and Dallas to St. Louis, El Paso, Amarillo, and Atlanta. He had been a pilot for most of the time but spent a brief period as station manager at New Orleans.
He was married. His wife left Forth Worth for Frisco soon after the accident.
Before joining American Airlines, Kincannon was manager of an air service in Kentucky. He had been on the Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago run since September 1934.
Dallas Morning News
January 30, 1936
Transcribed by Carol Moore.
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D. cert: Terry (Ted) N. Kincannon; married; spouse: Sue Kincannon; parents: W. A. Kincannon, Betty Barksdale; American Airlines pilot; d.Frisco, Collin, Texas; res: Ft. Worth, Texas; burial: Restland.
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