Salt Lake City – Pasco – Portland – Seattle

On November 30, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Salt Lake City – Pasco – Portland – Seattle experienced a crash involving Stearman M-2 Speedmail, operated by Varney Air Lines - VAL, with the event recorded near Vancouver Washington.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Portland-Swan Island Field, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions and decided to return to Pasco. Doing so, the aircraft impacted power cables and crashed by a bridge located in Vancouver, near the Columbia River. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Clarence C. Price was seriously injured. He died from his injuries the following day.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC9052, MSN 1002, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.6307°, -122.6745°.