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Boeing 247 Crash, 1937
Mt. Piñetos

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W.W. Lewis, pilot of this Boeing 247, lost sight of the Saugus beam on approach to Burbank airport in the fog on Jan. 12, 1937. He cut his engines and, at 11:15 a.m., attempted a "pancake" landing on the side of a mountain, probably Mt. Piñetos, south of Placerita Canyon along the Santa Clara Divide, and midway between Newhall and what was identified as the "lookout tower" — evidently Los Angeles County Fire Department Camp 9.

Passenger James A. Braden from Cleveland was killed on impact; Martin Johnson, identified in news reports as a world-famous traveler and explorer, succumbed to his injuries the next day. Eleven others, including the pilot, sustained injuries but survived.

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