Airplane Crash - Near Beaumont, California 03/30/1929
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Beaumont, California
Date | 03/30/1929 |
Time | 09:18 |
Location | Near Beaumont, California |
Operator | New Standard Airlines |
Route | Los Angeles - Phoenix - El Paso |
Type | Fokker F-VIIA |
Registration | NC7888 |
Cn/In | 617 |
Aboard | 4 |
Fatalities | 4 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | The aircraft crashed into a high mountain ridge, exploding on impact. Investigators speculated that upon encountering fog and winds in the treacherous mountain pass, the pilot may have turned the airliner around and was heading back to the airport when the crash occurred. |
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