March – Las Vegas

On February 28, 1934 at 12:00 AM, March – Las Vegas experienced a crash involving Keystone LB-3, operated by United States Army Air Corps - USAAC, with the event recorded near Palmdale California.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from March AFB to Las Vegas, the crew encountered problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed some 32 km east of Palmdale and came to rest. All five crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 30-281.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.5793°, -118.1171°.