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| Date: | Monday 16 May 1932 |
| Time: | 23:37 |
| Type: | Boeing 40B-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Pacific Air Transport |
| Registration: | NC5389 |
| MSN: | 1042 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Burbank, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Diego, CA |
| Burbank, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft went into a spin when landing in fog and crashed. The pilot Harry C. Crandall was killed.
Sources:
American Air Mail Catalogue, American Air Mail Society
http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N12.html
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-boeing-40b-4-burbank-3-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jan-2019 05:37 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Apr-2020 16:08 | Sergey L. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 06-Dec-2021 17:34 | Cobar | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2021 21:31 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 10-Dec-2021 11:12 | Cobar | Updated [Time, ] |
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