| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 12, 1937 |
| Time: | 1107 |
| Location: | Near Newhall, California |
| Operator: | Western Air Express |
| Flight #: | 7 |
| Route: | Salt Lake City - Burbank |
| AC Type: | Boeing 247D |
| Registration: | NC13315 |
| cn / ln: | 1696 |
| Aboard: | 13 (passengers:11 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed into Pinetos Peak, 4 miles southeast of Newhall while attempting to land at Burbank Airport in fog and rain. The pilot descended to a dangerously low altitude without positive knowledge of his position. African explorer, Martin Johnson, 52, killed. Johnson suffered a fractured skull in the crash and died the next day in a hospital. |
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