New York – Saint Louis – Albuquerque – Winslow – Las Vegas – Burbank – Los Angeles

On January 16, 1942 at 07:20 PM, New York – Saint Louis – Albuquerque – Winslow – Las Vegas – Burbank – Los Angeles experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Transcontinental %26 Western Air - TWA, with the event recorded near Mt Potosi Nevada.

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

22 people were known to be on board, 22 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 19, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. About fifteen minutes after take off from Las Vegas Airport, while leveling off by night, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Potosi located 51 km southwest of Las Vegas. All 22 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was cruising at an altitude of 7,700 feet while the summit of the mountain is about 8,500 feet. The visibility was reduced by night. Among the victims was the American actress Carole Lombard, aged 33. Crew: Wayne C. Williams, pilot, M. A. Gillette, copilot, Alice Frances Getz, stewardess. Source & photos: http://www.lostflights.com/Commercial-Aviation/11642-TWA-TWA-Douglas-DC-3/5007934_mqCvFr

Aircraft reference details include registration NC1946, MSN 3295, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.9669°, -115.5421°.