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TWA Flight 6
	A TWA Douglas DC-2 (NC13784) sister ship to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	May 6, 1935
Summary	Crashed into terrain while flying low at night in fog and low visibility, critically low on fuel and trying to reach an emergency airfield.
Site	Near Atlanta, Missouri ; 39°56′N 92°35′W / 39.93°N 92.59°W
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas DC-2
Aircraft name	Sky Chief
Operator	Transcontinental & Western Air
Registration	NC13785
Flight origin	Los Angeles, California
1st stopover	Albuquerque, New Mexico
2nd stopover	Kansas City, Missouri ; (not reached; following stopovers omitted)
Destination	Newark, New Jersey
Passengers	11
Crew	2
Fatalities	5
Injuries	8
Survivors	8

TWA Flight 6 was a scheduled commercial flight from Los Angeles, California, to Newark, New Jersey, which crashed near Atlanta, Missouri, on May 6, 1935. Five of the 13 people on board were killed, including U.S. Senator Bronson M. Cutting of New Mexico. The crash and subsequent investigation generated significant public interest due to the high profile nature of one of the victims, as well as the recent restructuring of air line regulations under the Bureau of Air Commerce.

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Transcontinental & Western Air Flight 6 was a scheduled commercial flight from Los Angeles, California to Newark, New Jersey on May 5, 1935.^[1] The aircraft was a Douglas DC-2 named "Sky Chief",^[2] with registry number NC-13785. It departed Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale, California at 4:00 p.m., local time, carrying passengers and mail.^[1]

likely injured: Richard Wallace (director) ? --> ref. p2 of accident report, "Richard Wallace, Hollywood".
unlikely injured: Henry Granville Sharpe --> ref. p2 of accident report, "Henry Sharpe, Los Angeles" --> not likely...
possibly injured: Paul Wing --> ref. p2 of accident report, "Paul Wing, Beverly Hills"

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Roper, Daniel C. (14 June 1935). Statement by Secretary Roper on the Accident to the Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc., at Atlanta, Missouri, May 6, 1935. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce. doi:10.21949/1500043. Retrieved 2018-08-03.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
Vidal, Eugene L. (12 June 1935). Memorandum to the Secretary of Commerce. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce. doi:10.21949/1500054. Retrieved 2018-08-03.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)