Crash of a Boeing 95 near Saint George

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC419E
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Los Angeles – Salt Lake City
MSN:
1063
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a night mail flight from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and while attempting an emergency landing, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a mountainous area located about 20 km west of St George, Utah, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.