Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in Donnellsville: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 6, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-11587
Survivors:
No
MSN:
83
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route, the four-engine aircraft exploded in mid-air, disintegrated and crashed in a field located 2 miles west of Donnellsville. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
The mid-air disintegration was caused by a structural failure.
