Narrative:
A Douglas DC-3-194B passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed into the side of Mount Baldy, AZ. All eight on board were killed.
The airplane, named "Pluvier", was being delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. It had departed Burbank-Union Air Terminal (BUR) on a flight to North Beach Airport, New York City. From there it would be shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to the Netherlands.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1937 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3-194B |
| Operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-ALP |
| MSN: | 1938 |
| First flight: | 1937 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 32 km NW of McNary, AZ ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Burbank-Union Air Terminal (BUR/KBUR), United States of America |
| New York-North Beach Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA), United States of America |
A Douglas DC-3-194B passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed into the side of Mount Baldy, AZ. All eight on board were killed.
The airplane, named "Pluvier", was being delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. It had departed Burbank-Union Air Terminal (BUR) on a flight to North Beach Airport, New York City. From there it would be shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to the Netherlands.
Sources:
» Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1937 / Herman DekkerPhotos
Map
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 Burbank-Union Air Terminal to New York-North Beach Airport, NY as the crow flies is 3923 km (2452 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Burbank-Union Air Terminal to New York-North Beach Airport, NY as the crow flies is 3923 km (2452 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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