Tijuana – Los Angeles

On January 19, 1930 at 06:23 PM, Tijuana – Los Angeles experienced a crash involving Ford 5, operated by Maddux Airlines, with the event recorded near Oceanside California.

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

16 people were known to be on board, 16 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 14, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Tijuana to Los Angeles, weather conditions deteriorated. The visibility was very bad due to heavy rain falls. The crew reduced his altitude and apparently attempted an emergency landing in an open field when, on short final, the aircraft rolled to the left and lost height, causing the left wing to struck the ground. Out of control, the airplane crashed and slid for about 60 metres before coming to rest, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all 16 occupants were killed. Up to date, worst aircraft accident in the United States.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC9689, MSN 5-AT-046, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.1959°, -117.3795°.