Portland – Pasco

On January 22, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Portland – Pasco experienced a crash involving Boeing 40, operated by Varney Air Lines - VAL, with the event recorded near Mt Bluff Washington.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 weather. En route from Portland to Pasco, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Bluff located some 22 km northeast of Washougal. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC741K, MSN 1422, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.8233°, -117.2723°.