Boeing 40 crash, May 5, 1931 (2 killed), La Tuna Canyon V...
Boeing 40 accident on May 5, 1931 near La Tuna Canyon Verdugo Mountains California, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Low visibility during the...
- Date: May 5, 1931
- Aircraft: Boeing 40
- Location: La Tuna Canyon Verdugo Mountains California, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Low visibility during the approach to Burbank
A Pacific Air Transport Boeing 40 flying from San Diego struck the slope of La Tuna Canyon in the Verdugo Mountains while approaching Burbank at night on 5 May 1931. Both occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.