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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1937 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Lockheed Vega 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Joe Lewis Air Service |
| Registration: | NC7427 |
| MSN: | 15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Santa Maria, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Santa Maria, CA |
| Los Angeles, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Reached only 100ft, crashed and caught fire after take-off. Pilot and three passengers (two female).
Sources:
San Pedro News Pilot 27 May 1937, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Apr-2020 17:27 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2021 07:48 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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