Air Crash: 29 Killed As Plane Hits California Hill. "The wreckage of a non-sked c-46 airliner lies strewn over hillside, following crash as craft came in for landing. Heart failure on the part of the pilot may be cause for tragedy that snuffed out 29 lives." Men look through wreckage of a truly demolished airplane, drape blankets over bodies of victims, carry covered corpses from the plane. At least one man might be a reporter, since he carries a notepad.