Oakland – Salt Lake City
Flight / Schedule
Oakland – Salt Lake City
Aircraft
Boeing 40Registration
NC286
MSN
897
Year of Manufacture
1927
Operator
Boeing Air TransportDate
November 23, 1931 at 02:40 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Salt Lake City Utah
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
40.7596°, -111.8868°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On November 23, 1931 at 02:40 AM, Oakland – Salt Lake City experienced a crash involving Boeing 40, operated by Boeing Air Transport, with the event recorded near Salt Lake City Utah.
The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley 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. The pilot, sole on board, departed Oakland on a mail flight to Salt Lake City. While on approach at night, he encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls. Control was lost and the airplane crashed some 14 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. The pilot was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration NC286, MSN 897, year of manufacture 1927.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.7596°, -111.8868°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot, sole on board, departed Oakland on a mail flight to Salt Lake City. While on approach at night, he encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls. Control was lost and the airplane crashed some 14 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. The pilot was killed.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Oakland – Salt Lake City
Operator
Boeing Air TransportFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
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