Narrative:
The aircraft overshot the landing field an crashed into a house, bursting into flames. The two pilots and a passenger escaped.
» TWA Skyliner Magazine, 1988-08-15
» The Daily Times 22 December 1930, p8
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 22 December 1930 |
| Time: | 02:40 |
| Type: |  Fokker F.10 |
| Operator: | Western Air Express |
| Registration: | NC5170 |
| MSN: | 1001 |
| First flight: | 1928 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Alhambra, CA ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), United States of America |
| Alhambra Airfield, CA, United States of America |
The aircraft overshot the landing field an crashed into a house, bursting into flames. The two pilots and a passenger escaped.
Sources:
» crashmail.dk» TWA Skyliner Magazine, 1988-08-15
» The Daily Times 22 December 1930, p8
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, UT to Alhambra Airfield, CA as the crow flies is 915 km (572 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, UT to Alhambra Airfield, CA as the crow flies is 915 km (572 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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