Burbank – San Francisco

On February 23, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Burbank – San Francisco experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Slick Airways, with the event recorded near Newhall California.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. En route to San Francisco, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and received the permission to return to Burbank. Shortly later, the pilot realized this was not possible and reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field located along a highway in Newhall. The aircraft slid on the ground and hit an electric pole before coming to rest. All three crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N59490, MSN 2942, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.3799°, -118.5292°.