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Safety history
December 27, 1936AccidentHull loss
On December 27, 1936, at approximately 7:38 P.M., a United Air Lines Transport Corporation Boeing 247-D crashed about two miles southwest of Newhall, California. The aircraft was operating as Trip 34 from Oakland to Los Angeles. All passengers and crew on board were killed, and the aircraft was completely destroyed.
**The flight**
Trip 34 was a scheduled interstate flight carrying mail, passengers, and express. The crew consisted of Pilot Edwin W. Blom, Co-pilot Robert J. McLean, and Stewardes
Boeing 247-D · 12 fatalities
It is the opinion of the Accident Board that the probable cause of this accident was an error on the part of the pilot for attempting to fly through the Newhall pass at an altitude lower than the surrounding mountains without first determining by radio the existing weather. Full accident record