Crash of a North American TB-25N Mitchell at Mitchel AFB: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1955 at 0830 LT
Operator:
Registration:
45-8822
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mitchel – Wright-Patterson
MSN:
108-47673
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Mitchel AFB, while climbing to a height of about 300 feet, the crew informed ground about the failure of the right engine. The crew elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a cemetery in Uniondale, bursting into flames. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Maj James D. Judy, pilot,
Cpt Richard E. Hall.
Passengers:
Lt Col Morris I. Fass,
S/Sgt John I. Jackson Jr.,
Lee Rogow,
Larry J. Rubrecht.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine for unknown reasons.

Crash of a North American B-25 Mitchell on Mt Timpanogos: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1955 at 1930 LT
Operator:
Registration:
44-30050
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Malmstrom - Hill - March
MSN:
108-33325
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was performing a flight from Malmstrom AFB (Great Falls) to March AFB (Riverside) with an intermediate stop at Hill AFB in Ogden. After takeoff from Ogden-Hill AFB, bound for the south, the crew encountered poor weather conditions (stormy weather) and low visibility when the aircraft hit the east side of Mt Timpanogos (11,751 feet high) located about 28 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. As the aircraft failed to arrive at March AFB, SAR operations were conducted and the wreckage was found three days later about 300 feet below the summit. All five occupants have been killed.
Crew:
Maj Daniel C. Howley, pilot,
2nd Lt Howard E. St John Jr., copilot,
A2c Doyle Dempsey, flight engineer.
Passengers:
Donald R. Cubbage,
Maurice McNulty.

Crash of a North American B-25 Mitchell near Nebraska City: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1954
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances about five miles north of Nebraska City, killing all three crew members.

Crash of a North American B-25J-30-NC Mitchell near San Jose: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1954
Operator:
Registration:
44-86783
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
108-47537
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While cruising in bad weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located southeast of San Jose. A crew member survived while seven other occupants were killed.

Crash of a North American B-25J Mitchell in Fortaleza: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1954 at 1440 LT
Operator:
Registration:
5129
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Fortaleza - Fortaleza
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 31 at Fortaleza Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in the district of Antônio Berezza, about 6 km northwest of the airfield. The airplane was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following an engine explosion during initial climb.

Crash of a North American TB-25J Mitchell in Cowpens: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1954 at 1655 LT
Operator:
Registration:
44-30496
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Griffiss - Donaldson
MSN:
108-33771
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew left Griffiss AFB in Rome, New York, at 1330LT on a routine flight to Donaldson AFB, Greenville, South Carolina. While descending to Greenville, the pilot encountered foggy conditions when the airplane hit trees and lost its tail before crashing in a wooded area located in Cowpens, about 35 miles northeast of Donaldson AFB. The airplane was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and the tail was found about a mile away from the main wreckage. It was reported that the crew encountered difficulties shortly before the accident.
Crew:
Col Paul C. Schauer, pilot,
Maj Russell Kraus, copilot,
A1c Frederick W. Walker, flight engineer.

Crash of a North American B-25J Mitchell in Pine Mountain: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1953 at 0930 LT
Operator:
Registration:
44-86779
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Eglin – Andrews
MSN:
108-47533
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Eglin AFB, Florida, at 0830LT bound for Andrews AFB, Maryland. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane deviated from the prescribed flight plan for unknown reason. About an hour later, while cruising at an altitude of 1,340 feet in rainy conditions, the aircraft crashed in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park located southeast of Pine Mountain. A crew member was seriously injured while five others were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor and it was reported that the crew was flying under VFR.
Crew:
Cpt Stephen A. Clisham, pilot, †
Cpt Virgil G. Harris, copilot, †
T/Sgt Othelier B. Hoke, †
A3c Robert W. Davidson, †
A2c Benny J. Shepard, †
Richard K. Schmidt.

Crash of a North American B-25J Mitchell in Campo de Marte AFB

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1953
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Campo de Marte AFB, an engine failed, forcing the crew to return. On final, the pilot-in-command made a forced landing in a wasteland located few km short of runway. All occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a North American B-25J-30/32-NC Mitchell near Pitt Lake: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1953
Operator:
Registration:
5246
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Saskatoon – Vancouver
MSN:
108-37421
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While flying northeast of Vancouver, the twin engine aircraft hit a snowy mountain slope located near Widgeon Lake, west of Pitt Lake. Debris were found few days later and all five crewmen were killed.
Crew:
Flying Officer Murray Donald Hill,
Flying Officer Jack Wayne McIntosh,
Flying Officer Ernest Dorph Thygesen, 2.

Crash of a North American B-25J Mitchell in Natal: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
5081
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Natal - Natal
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While performing a training mission out from Natal, the aircraft suffered an engine failure, went out of control and crashed onto houses located in Praia de Santa Rita, north of Natal. All three pilots and two people on the ground were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.