Century Pacific Lines

Stinson SM-6000

The three engine airplane departed Bakersfield on a flight to Los Angeles, carrying seven passengers and one pilot. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to heavy snow falls. The pilot decided to return to Bakersfield when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a mountainous area located between Lebec and Fort Tejon, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found a week later and all eight occupants were killed. Crew: Joseph Victor Sandblom, pilot Passengers: Frank Dewar, Spencer W. Swan, J. H. Polhemus, W. H. Smith, Nita McGrath, Margaret A. Fickeisen, Marie Sweeny Combs.