Reno – Stockton – San Francisco

On May 7, 1964 at 06:49 AM, Reno – Stockton – San Francisco experienced a crash involving Fairchild F27, operated by Pacific Air Lines, with the event recorded near San Ramon California.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

44 people were known to be on board, 44 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 41, passenger fatalities: 41, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. A Pacific Air Lines, Inc., Fairchild F-27, N2770R, operating as Flight 773, crashed near San Ramon, California, at approximately 0649, May 7, 1964, while en route from Reno, Nevada, to San Francisco, California. None of the 44 occupants aboard, including the three crew members and 41 passengers, survived the crash. The aircraft was destroyed by impact. The flight proceeded in a routine manner until approximately 26 nautical miles from its destination, the San Francisco International Airport. At that point, a message was received by Oakland Approach Control and the radar target associated with Flight 773 disappeared from the controller's radar scope. The recorded message, later determined to have been that of the copilot of N2770R was: "... Skippers shot. We're ben shot. (I was) Try'in ta help." A .357 Smith and Wesson Magnum revolver identified as having belonged to one of the passengers on the flight was found in the wreckage area. It contained six empty cartridges, which had been fired from the weapon.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2770R, MSN 36, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.7648°, -121.9544°.