Date: November 29, 1938
Location: Off Point Reyes, California
Aircraft: Douglas DC 3-A-SB-3-G-14
Reg: NC16066
Airline: 1907
Flight No: 6
Fatalities: 7:5

The wreckage of a United Airlines DC-3 washes up along the shore after the plane ran out of fuel and ditched into the ocean. Failure of the pilot to definitely establish the position of the aircraft through standard orientation procedures within a reasonable time.