Oakland – Reno

On December 14, 1932 at 02:00 AM, Oakland – Reno experienced a crash involving Boeing 40, operated by Boeing Air Transport, with the event recorded near Rocky Ridge California.

The flight was categorized as cargo 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 human factor. Few minutes after his departure from Oakland Airport, bound for Reno, the pilot encountered poor visibility. He reduced his altitude, apparently to establish a visual contact with the ground, when the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located in Rocky Ridge, about 11 miles northeast of Oakland Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC281, MSN 892, year of manufacture 1927.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.5579°, -121.7037°.