Salt Lake City – Reno

On December 29, 1924 at 12:00 AM, Salt Lake City – Reno experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Silver Zone Pass Nevada.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) 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 listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising at an altitude of 8,200 feet in poor visibility due to foggy conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Silver Zone Pass. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 270.