Crash of a Boeing B-29-55-BA Superfortress near Wellpinit: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 30, 1949
Operator:
Registration:
44-84028
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Spokane - Spokane
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was conducting a training sortie from Spokane. En route, an engine failed, forcing the crew to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. Out of control, the heavy bomber crashed in a uninhabited area located 4 miles north of Wellpinit. The copilot was killed while 13 other occupants were evacuated safely.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
