Portland – Pasco

On November 26, 1931 at 11:12 PM, Portland – Pasco experienced a crash involving Boeing 40, operated by Varney Air Lines - VAL, with the event recorded near Pasco Washington.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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, was completing a night mail flight from Portland to Pasco. While approaching Pasco, he encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Control was lost and the airplane crashed, killing the pilot.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC10338, MSN 1419, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.2307°, -119.0921°.