Varney Air Transport - VAT

Lockheed 1 Vega

The single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances and was destroyed. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Lockheed 5 Vega

En route, while flying some 30 miles south of Pueblo, the engine failed. The aircraft lost height and eventually crashed against a hill. All three occupants were killed.

Lockheed 5 Vega

While approaching Rattlesnake Butte at a height of 150 feet, the pilot decided to overfly the school of the village to drop a letter for the children. While completing a right turn, the aircraft lost altitude and the right wing hit the ground. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed. The pilot was killed.

Boeing 40

Shortly after takeoff from Portland-Swan Island Airport, while climbing, the engine exploded. The pilot ditched the airplane in the Willamette River off the airfield. The pilot was injured and the passengers was killed.