The aircraft took off from Burbank Airport for Las Vegas, Nevada, where the aircraft was to be formally turned over to Northwest Airlines, and then it was to be flown to St. Paul, Minnesota to the airline's headquarters. The plane was flying in fog above the Mint Canyon when it crashed at 3,300 feet in the Sierra Pelona Mountains, 27 minutes after taking off from Burbank.
The plane took off from Burbank Airport for Las Vegas, Nevada, where it was to be transferred to Northwest Airlines. It was then planned to fly to St. Paul, Minnesota, at the airline's headquarters. While flying through fog above Mint Canyon in the Sierra Pelona Mountains, approximately 27 minutes after takeoff from Burbank, the aircraft crashed.