Airplane Crash - Near Newhall, California 01/12/1937
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Newhall, California
| Date | 01/12/1937 |
| Time | 11:07 |
| Location | Near Newhall, California |
| Operator | Western Air Express |
| Flight # | 7 |
| Route | Salt Lake City - Burbank |
| Type | Boeing 247B |
| Registration | NC13315 |
| Cn/In | 1696 |
| Aboard | 13 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft crashed into Pinetos Peak, 4 miles southeast of Newhall while attempting to land at Burbank Airport in fog and rain. The pilot descended to a dangerously low altitude without positive knowledge of his position. African explorer, Martin Johnson, 52, killed. Johnson suffered a fractured skull in the crash and died the next day in a hospital. |
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