Eugene – Oakland

On February 6, 1942 at 12:00 AM, Eugene – Oakland experienced a crash involving Douglas A-20 Havoc, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Mt Shasta California.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The pilot was in charge to ferry the aircraft from Eugene to Oakland in behalf of the USAAF Ferry Command. En route, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of the Mt Shasta and was destroyed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. The wreckage was discovered on September 22, 1943 only. Crew: 2nd Lt Charles Samuel Riley.

Aircraft reference details include registration AL473.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4092°, -122.1949°.