Los Gatos DC-3 air crash
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The Los Gatos DC-3 air crash was a 1948 aviation disaster in California in which a chartered plane carrying Mexican farm workers and others crashed, later memorialized in Woody Guthrie’s song “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos).”
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airplane crash
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aviation accident ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| aircraftRegistration | NC36480 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
Douglas C-47
NERFINISHED
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Douglas DC-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Deportee plane wreck
NERFINISHED
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Los Gatos Canyon plane crash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityInvestigating | Civil Aeronautics Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1948 in aviation
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Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 ⓘ Aviation accidents and incidents in California ⓘ Immigration to the United States in popular culture ⓘ |
| cause |
in-flight fire and structural failure of the left wing
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probable fuel leak leading to fire ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
later naming of victims on a monument
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memorial marker in Fresno County, California ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1948-01-28 ⓘ |
| destinationAirport | El Centro, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDestination | Mexico City, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightNumber | charter deportation flight (no regular airline flight number) ⓘ |
| flightPurpose | deportation flight for Mexican farm workers ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of migrant worker dignity and recognition ⓘ |
| impact | raised awareness of treatment and anonymity of migrant workers ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigationOutcome | probable fuel leak and fire leading to wing failure ⓘ |
| location | near Los Gatos Canyon, Fresno County, California, United States ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | reported in U.S. newspapers in 1948 ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Woody Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedInSong | "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCrew | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 32 ⓘ |
| numberOfPassengers | 28 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleOnBoard | 32 ⓘ |
| numberOfSurvivors | 0 ⓘ |
| operator |
Canyon Airlines (charter for U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service)
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (charterer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originAirport | Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Mexican migration to the United States
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history of aviation accidents and incidents in California ⓘ |
| phaseOfFlight | cruise ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Bracero Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| stopoverAirport | Burbank, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Mexican farm workers
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U.S. crew members ⓘ |
| year | 1948 ⓘ |
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