Accident Bach 3-CT-6 Air Yacht NC850E,
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Date:Friday 21 December 1934
Time:afternoon
Type:Bach 3-CT-6 Air Yacht
Owner/operator:Líneas Aéreas Occidentales (LAO)
Registration: NC850E
MSN: 9
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gulf of California -   Mexico
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Mazatlán (13:00)
Destination airport:La Paz, Baja California Sur
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
"Trimotor Hydroplane" disappared over Pacific Ocean. Two US crew (pilot, mechanic) and five mexican passengers (two male and two female and one female infant). No trace found.

Sources:

El Siglo de Torreón 23 December 1934, p1/24 December 1934, p1
http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/varney.htm
http://www.ford-tri-motor.net/lockheed-vega-2.htm
https://grandcentralairterminal.org/airplanes/NC850E/index.php

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Sep-2016 16:23 TB Added
15-Sep-2016 17:22 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
15-Sep-2016 17:33 TB Updated [Narrative]
09-Jun-2021 19:29 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]
19-Nov-2021 16:26 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
11-Dec-2021 01:09 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
12-Oct-2023 08:23 TB Updated [[Location]]

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