Chicago – San Francisco

On December 18, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Chicago – San Francisco experienced a crash involving Boeing 80, operated by Boeing Air Transport, with the event recorded near Loomis California.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Chicago to San Francisco, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the aircraft impacted tress and crashed on hilly terrain near Loomis. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC7136, MSN 1031, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.8213°, -121.1930°.