Airplane Crash - Oceanside, California 01/19/1930
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Oceanside, California
Date | 01/19/1930 |
Time | 18:23 |
Location | Oceanside, California |
Operator | Maddux Airlines |
Flight # | 7 |
Route | Aqua Caliente, Mexico - Los Angeles |
Type | Ford 5-AT-C Tri Motor |
Registration | NC9689 |
Cn/In | 5-AT-046 |
Aboard | 16 |
Fatalities | 16 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | While en route to Los Angeles, the pilot, flying a low altitude due to poor weather conditions tried to turn back. While in a left turn his left wing struck a hill, crashed and burned. Adverse weather conditions. The plane flew into a sudden squall which cause the pilot to lose control. |
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