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| Date: | Friday 21 December 1934 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Bach 3-CT-6 Air Yacht |
| Owner/operator: | Líneas Aéreas Occidentales (LAO) |
| Registration: | NC850E |
| MSN: | 9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of California -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mazatlán (13:00) |
| La Paz, Baja California Sur | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Trimotor Hydroplane" disappared over Pacific Ocean. Two US crew (pilot, mechanic) and five mexican passengers (two male and two female and one female infant). No trace found.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 23 December 1934, p1/24 December 1934, p1
http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/varney.htm
http://www.ford-tri-motor.net/lockheed-vega-2.htm
https://grandcentralairterminal.org/airplanes/NC850E/index.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2016 16:23 UTC | TB | Added |
| 15-Sep-2016 17:22 UTC | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2016 17:33 UTC | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2021 19:29 UTC | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 19-Nov-2021 16:26 UTC | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 11-Dec-2021 01:09 UTC | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 12-Oct-2023 08:23 UTC | TB | Updated |
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