- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 19, 1930 |
Time: | 1823 |
Location: | Oceanside, California |
Operator: | Maddux Airlines |
Flight #: | 7 |
Route: | Aqua Caliente, Mexico - Los Angeles |
AC Type: | Ford 5-AT-C Tri Motor |
Registration: | NC9689 |
cn / ln: | 5-AT-046 |
Aboard: | 16 (passengers:14 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 16 (passengers:14 crew:2) |
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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