| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | May 16, 1938 |
| Time: | 1407 |
| Location: | Near Saugus, California |
| Operator: | Northwest Orient Airlines |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Burbank,- St. Paul |
| AC Type: | Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra |
| Registration: | NC17394 |
| cn / ln: | 1439 |
| Aboard: | 9 (passengers:7 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 9 (passengers:7 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Struck Stroh peak at 3,300 feet in Mint Canyon, 27 minutes after taking off from Burbank Airport. The aircraft struck a ridge, bounded over a ravine and struck a second ridge, broke up and burst into flames. The crew did not follow the prescribed procedures and was cruising at an unsafe altitude to overfly the mountainous region. |
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