| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 13, 1974 |
| Time: | 1928 |
| Location: | Bishop, California |
| Operator: | Sierra Pacific Airlines |
| Flight #: | 802 |
| Route: | Bishop - Burbank |
| AC Type: | Convair CV-440 |
| Registration: | N4819C |
| cn / ln: | 138 |
| Aboard: | 36 (passengers:32 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 36 (passengers:32 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed into Poleta Ridge, in the foothills of the White Mountains at 6,100 ft. The Wolper Productions Inc. movie crew was being flown from Bishop to Burbank. The flight was being conducted under VFR conditions. It could not be determined why the crew did not maintain a safe distance from hazardous terrain. |
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