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Crash of a Boeing 40B-4 in Nicaragua
Date & Time:
Apr 27, 1938
Operator:
Registration:
G.N.1
MSN:
1438
YOM:
1930
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Nicaragua. Crew fate unknown.
Crash of a Boeing 40B-4 in Liberty
Date & Time:
Apr 7, 1933
Operator:
Registration:
NC10351
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1432
YOM:
1930
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot was injured.
Crash of a Boeing 40B in Basin Ridge
Date & Time:
Feb 15, 1933
Operator:
Registration:
NC279
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
890
YOM:
1927
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot was injured.
Crash of a Boeing 40B in Rocky Ridge: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 14, 1932 at 0002 LT
Operator:
Registration:
NC281
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Oakland – Reno
MSN:
892
YOM:
1927
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Few minutes after his departure from Oakland Airport, bound for Reno, the pilot encountered poor visibility. He reduced his altitude, apparently to establish a visual contact with the ground, when the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located in Rocky Ridge, about 11 miles northeast of Oakland Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
Crash of a Boeing 40B-4 in McClelland
Date & Time:
Dec 13, 1932 at 0600 LT
Operator:
Registration:
NC842M
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chicago – Omaha
MSN:
1168
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a night mail flight from Chicago to Omaha, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation. He reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed and came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Ground fire of a Boeing 40B-4 in Pembina
Date & Time:
Jul 30, 1932
Operator:
Registration:
CF-AIM
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Winnipeg – Pembina
MSN:
1163
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Pembina Airport, the pilot was taxiing to the hangar when the aircraft caught fire for unknown reasons. There were no casualties and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Crash of a Boeing 40B-4 in Fresno
Date & Time:
Jun 2, 1932 at 0157 LT
Operator:
Registration:
NC10348
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bakersfield – Fresno
MSN:
1429
YOM:
1930
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Fresno at night at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the airplane caught fire. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a field when the aircraft crashed and burnt. The pilot evacuated safely and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Crash of a Boeing 40B-4 in Portland: 1 killed
Date & Time:
May 30, 1932 at 1200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
NC830M
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Portland - Seattle
MSN:
1155
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Portland-Swan Island Airport, while climbing, the engine exploded. The pilot ditched the airplane in the Willamette River off the airfield. The pilot was injured and the passengers was killed.
Probable cause:
Engine explosion after takeoff.
Crash of a Boeing 40B-4 in Burbank: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 16, 1932 at 2337 LT
Operator:
Registration:
NC5389
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
San Diego - Burbank
MSN:
1042
YOM:
1928
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On approach to Burbank Airport, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to the night and foggy conditions. On final, the airplane went out of control and crashed, killing all three occupants.
