Crash of a Fairchild 71 in Jacumba: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 17, 1929
Operator:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tijuana – Nogales
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Tijuana to Nogales, the pilot encountered heavy rain falls and attempted to make an emergency landing in Jacumba. Upon landing, the aircraft impacted a tree and crashed. The pilot Russell F. Hall was injured and the passenger Jose Lavin was killed.
