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| Date: | Sunday 1 September 1935 |
| Time: | 23:07 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 247D |
| Owner/operator: | Western Air Express |
| Registration: | NC13314 |
| MSN: | 1695 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Burbank, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Burbank/Union Air Terminal, CA |
| Saugus, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
There was no passengers on board, only mail. Crashed into high tension cables after take-off.
At the moment of take-off ceiling was 300 feet, visibility 2 miles.
Sources:
The Montreal Gazette 3 Sept 1935
American Air Mail Catalogue, 5th Edition, Volume 1
https://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Mar-2010 09:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2010 15:36 | TB | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 23-Mar-2010 13:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 29-Feb-2020 07:12 | kaerophil | Updated [Nature, Source, ] |
| 21-Nov-2020 15:10 | Sergey L. | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
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