Bakersfield – Los Angeles

On January 29, 1932 at 04:00 PM, Bakersfield – Los Angeles experienced a crash involving Stinson SM-6000, operated by Century Pacific Lines, with the event recorded near Lebec California.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 8 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: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The three engine airplane departed Bakersfield on a flight to Los Angeles, carrying seven passengers and one pilot. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to heavy snow falls. The pilot decided to return to Bakersfield when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a mountainous area located between Lebec and Fort Tejon, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found a week later and all eight occupants were killed. Crew: Joseph Victor Sandblom, pilot Passengers: Frank Dewar, Spencer W. Swan, J. H. Polhemus, W. H. Smith, Nita McGrath, Margaret A. Fickeisen, Marie Sweeny Combs.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC10813, MSN 5034, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.8416°, -118.8648°.