Unfallbericht:
Struck Stroh Peak at 3,300 feet in Mint Canyon, 27 minutes after taking off from Burbank Airport for Las Vegas and on the way to Saint Paul. The brand new Lockheed was on its delivery flight from Burbank to its new owners, Northwest Airlines.
Vice-president of Northwest Frederick Whittlemore (42), was among those killed in the accident.
Flying in foggy conditions it struck the first of a series of ridges and bounced off two others, disintegrating on the way, before coming to rest and burning out on a hill called Stroh Peak.
» The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden
NC17394
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Montag 16 Mai 1938 |
| Zeit: | 14:07 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Northwest Airlines |
| Kennzeichen: | NC17394 |
| Werknummer: | 1439 |
| Baujahr: | 1938 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: 7 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 9 / Insassen: 9 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Saugus, CA ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Leerflug |
| Flug von: | Burbank Airport, CA (BUR/KBUR), USA |
| Las Vegas McCarran Field, NV (LSV/KLSV), USA |
Struck Stroh Peak at 3,300 feet in Mint Canyon, 27 minutes after taking off from Burbank Airport for Las Vegas and on the way to Saint Paul. The brand new Lockheed was on its delivery flight from Burbank to its new owners, Northwest Airlines.
Vice-president of Northwest Frederick Whittlemore (42), was among those killed in the accident.
Flying in foggy conditions it struck the first of a series of ridges and bounced off two others, disintegrating on the way, before coming to rest and burning out on a hill called Stroh Peak.
Informationsquelle:
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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 Burbank Airport, CA to Las Vegas McCarran Field, NV as the crow flies is 375 km (234 miles).
Distance from Burbank Airport, CA to Las Vegas McCarran Field, NV as the crow flies is 375 km (234 miles).
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