Name/Title
Newspapers & clipping about Tahoe Aparments Jet Crash, 1973Entry/Object ID
2021.26.1Description
Acc. No. 21.26.1 A-K
Subject Category: Homes of Alameda; NAS; Citizens of Alameda; City of Alameda - Fire Department
Date or Period: 1973
Object: Newspapers
Description: Collection of newspapers and clippings. A-K: Full papers, with all sections, L- clippings: Alameda Times Star, from: A: Feb. 8; B: Feb. 9; C: Feb. 10; E: Feb 12; F: Feb. 13; G: Feb. 14; H: Feb 15. D: Sunday Oakland Tribune of Feb. 11. I: (one section) Sacramento Bee of Feb. 8; J (one section): San Francisco Examiner of Feb. 8, p 1-18; K: San Francisco Examiner of Feb. 8, p 1-18 - later edition of the same day; L: Newspaper clipping from the Nevada State Journal, Feb. 9, 1973. Clippings: M: article from B; N: article from C; O, article from G; P: clipping, likely Times-Star, ca. 2/16/1973; Q: ditto, 2/18/1973; R: ditto, ca. 2/22/1973; S: ditto; 2/23/1973; T: unknown, March 1073; U: likely Times-Star, 4/10/1973.
Size each: entire paper: L 23" X W 15L; L: 11 1/2" X W 14 1/2"; M-U varying.
History of Object: Collection of Newspapers, each of which include front-page reference to the Jet Plane which crashed into the Tahoe Apartments building, 1814 Central Ave, on the evening of February 7, 1973. The resulting fire spread to three adjacent buildings. The final death toll was 11, which included the pilot, and 40 people were injured. One person tried to use the disaster to stage his death. The address is not currently in use.
Acquired from: A-H: Dean Ironside
I-U: unknown
Catalog Date: 2/21/2021
