ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 112477
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| Date: | Sunday 10 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | North American BT-9C |
| Owner/operator: | USAAC |
| Registration: | 37-387 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Crescenta, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Long Beach Municipal Airport |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On 10 December 1939 two officers in the Army Air Corps Reserve, Lieut.-Col. Kenneth Decker, 45, Los Angeles, and Lieut. Theodore J. Steiner, 38, Lawndale, took off from Long Beach Municipal Airport, California, for their weekly training flight. The engine of their BT-9C 37-387 failed as they flew over the crowded La Crescenta residential district. According to witnesses, the pilot apparently attempted to land on Pennsylvania avenue, but changed his mind, probably fearing striking automobiles. The ship sheared off a pergola attached to a bungalow and crashed, killing both crew and a dog.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1940sB4/1939.htm
Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California, 11 December 1939 (available online at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/136089026/)
Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona, 11 December 1939 (available online at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/4497213/)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Crescenta-Montrose,_California
http://www.maplandia.com/united-states/california/los-angeles-county/la-crescenta/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2017 16:08 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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