Data:Ford 5-AT-D Trimotor

Tail Number	Nickname	Maker Number	Start Service Date	End Service Date	Cause of End	Crew Members	Notes
23	Kunming	115	March 1935	1936/03/03	Crash 50 mi SW Kunming	O'Hara	From Pan Am used, last two made, CN9658. Ordered? 2/3/35 L, arrived Mar 35 A

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Tail Number	Nickname	Maker Number	Start Service Date	End Service Date	Cause of End	Crew Members	Notes
25	Hankow	116	1935/08/12	1936/03/31	Crash Nankin, Jiangsu		From Pan Am used, last two made, CN 9659. 8/12/35, arr < july, 35 A. Crew was performing a cargo flight from Hankow (now Wuhan) to Shanghai. En route, an engine fired. Crew decided to divert to Nankin Airport but on approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames near the Hsiakwan River. Both pilots were slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire.

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Tail Number	Nickname	Maker Number	Start Service Date	End Service Date	Cause of End	Crew Members	Notes
27	Shanghai	101	1935/10/23	1941/01/20	Crash Kian		New by Pan Am, cn 15551 no NC#, ordered 7/35 Crash Details (Crash of a Ford 5 Naer JI'AN: 5 Killed) Date & Time: Jan 20, 1941 - Flight Type: Scheduled Revenue Flight Survivors: Yes Site: Mountains Location: Ji'an Jiangxi - Country: China Crew on board: 4 - Crew fatalities: 3 Pax on board: 2 -Pax fatalities: 2 - Other fatalities: 0 - Total fatalities: 5 Circumstances: En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. As the visibility was low, the three engine aircraft hit a mountain peak located in the region of Ji'an. A crew member was rescued while all five other occupants were killed.

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