| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 21, 1929 |
| Time: | 1145 |
| Location: | San Diego, California |
| Operator: | Maddux Airlines / Military - U.S.Army Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | San Diego - Phoenix |
| AC Type: | Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor / B-PW-9D |
| Registration: | NC9636 / 28-037 |
| cn / ln: | 4-AT-010 |
| Aboard: | 6 (passengers:3 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:3 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | A midair collision occurred with a US Air Force Boeing PW-9D at 2,000 ft. Five killed on the Tri-motor, one on the Boeing. Army pilot Lieutenant Howard Keefer, while flying above the airliner, was stunting and performed a steep banking turn downward, in an attempt to pass in front of the airliner. Instead, he misjudged the speed of the Maddux aircraft and his diving plane struck the cockpit of the Ford Tri-motor. He was found criminally negligent. |
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