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Crash of a Bach 3-CT-4 Air Yacht in De Sabla

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC7658
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Portland – San Francisco
MSN:
4
YOM:
1928
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Portland to San Francisco, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in hilly and wooded terrain near De Sabla. All 8 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical failure.