| Date: | Saturday 1 June 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas R3D-1 (DC-5) |
| Owner/operator: | Douglas Aircraft Company |
| Registration: | 1901 |
| MSN: | 606 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Los Angeles Municipal Airport, CA (LAX) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles Municipal Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Los Angeles Municipal Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed prior to delivery to the US Navy due to crossed control cables.
The aircraft had been manufactured at Douglas' El Segundo plant, next to Los Angeles Municipal Airport.
Sources:
The Wilmington Morning Star 6 June 1940, p3
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