Long Beach - Phoenix - Kansas City - New York
Flight / Schedule
Long Beach - Phoenix - Kansas City - New York
Aircraft
Douglas DC-3Registration
PH-ALP
MSN
1938
Year of Manufacture
1937
Date
April 3, 1937 at 03:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Delivery
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
McNary Arizona
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
34.0843°, -109.8558°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On April 3, 1937 at 03:30 PM, Long Beach - Phoenix - Kansas City - New York experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near McNary Arizona.
The flight was categorized as delivery 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: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was on a delivery flight to the Dutch National Company based in Amsterdam and should be flown from Long Beach to New York with intermediate stops in Phoenix and Kansas City. While proceeding in poor weather conditions, aircraft hit Baldy Peak located some 250 km northeast of Phoenix. All eight occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration PH-ALP, MSN 1938, year of manufacture 1937.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.0843°, -109.8558°.
Fatalities
Total
8
Crew
8
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft was on a delivery flight to the Dutch National Company based in Amsterdam and should be flown from Long Beach to New York with intermediate stops in Phoenix and Kansas City. While proceeding in poor weather conditions, aircraft hit Baldy Peak located some 250 km northeast of Phoenix. All eight occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 8
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Long Beach - Phoenix - Kansas City - New York
Flight Type
Delivery
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
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