On 6:36 p.m. on March 20, 1953, the flight, a Douglas DC-4, crashed in a barley field on Oakland, California, killing all 35 people on board.

The flight was proposed to transfer military personnel following the company's contract with the United States Department of Defense, specifically the 509th Bombardment Wing, from the Walker Air Force Base in New Mexico.

Since multiple aircraft used to fly the personnel were gone, the army charted the plane to transport them.

[1] Before the flight, thousands of military personnel and tons of supplies were carried by Transocean planes.

[5] The flight contained 30 passengers and a crew consisting of five people for a total of 35 occupants.

At 2:51 p.m. within Winslow, Arizona, the plane changed to Instrumental Flight Rules, albeit at the same height.

Three minutes later, after passing Evergreen, the flight gained clearance to transfer to the Oakland Approach Control.

up, staggering, falling back into the flames.Two minutes later, at 6:38 p.m., the aircraft was found to have crashed into a barley field.

They sent victims to a nearby hospital, but poor roads in the area hampered efforts.

[7] Parts were examined by the Civil Aeronautics Board, with structural components sorted into a manner.