Accident Lockheed Vega 5B NR393H,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26915
 
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Date:Sunday 4 August 1929
Time:
Type:Lockheed Vega 5B
Owner/operator:General Tire & Rubber Co
Registration: NR393H
MSN: 85
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Randsburg, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Los Angeles, CA
Destination airport:Chicago, IL
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on delivery flight, when disintegrated in a thunderstorm at 4,000ft. Pilot Virgil Cline.

Sources:

Ludington Daily News 5 August 1929

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
02-Dec-2020 17:33 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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