Los Angeles - Los Angeles

On June 1, 1940 at 12:00 AM, Los Angeles - Los Angeles experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-5, operated by Douglas Aircraft Company, with the event recorded near El Segundo California.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew (two pilots and two engineers of the Douglas Aircraft Company) was completing a test flight on this model that should be shortly delivered to the United States Navy. After take off, in unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft crashed in El Segundo, near the airport. All four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1901, MSN 606, year of manufacture 1940.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.9170°, -118.4156°.