Burbank - Burbank

On November 17, 1934 at 08:00 AM, Burbank - Burbank experienced a crash involving Waco UIC, operated by Pacific Airmotive Corporation, with the event recorded near Newhall California.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine airplane departed Hollywood-Burbank Airport at 0630LT on a local flight. About an hour and a half into the flight, the pilot encountered limited visibility due to fog and did not realize he was flying at an insufficient altitude. At full speed, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located 6 miles south of Newhall. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all four occupants were killed, among them W. E. 'Tommy' Thomas, owner of the Pacific Airmotive Corporation. Crew: W. E. 'Tommy' Thomas, pilot. Passengers: Roy W. Kidd, F. M. Matthews, Dorothy Benham.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC13065, MSN 3719, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.3799°, -118.5292°.