ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114856
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 September 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop A-17A |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 36-349 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lockheed Airport, Burbank, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | March Field, CA |
| Lockheed Airport, Burbank, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Stalled on approach. Killed were the pilot, Chief of the Air Corps, Major General Oscar M. Westover & his crew chief, S/Sgt Samuel Hymes. The plane crashed into a house at 1007 Scott Road in Burbank.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Westover
El Orden 22 September 1938, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2013 01:40 | bobm | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2016 13:43 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |
| 07-Sep-2021 18:41 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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