Los Angeles - Ontario

On March 31, 1971 at 06:33 AM, Los Angeles - Ontario experienced a crash involving Boeing 720, operated by Western Airlines, with the event recorded near Ontario California.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a training flight from Los Angeles to Ontario. The pilot under supervision was supposed to complete an ILS approach with one engine inoperative, to make a missed approach and a go-around procedure. On final to runway 25R, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field. The airplane was totally destroyed and all five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N3166, MSN 19439/621, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.0658°, -117.6484°.