Crash of a Boeing B-29A-40-BN Superfortress in Northcliffe
Date & Time:
Jun 21, 1951
Registration:
44-61678
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11155
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, an engine caught fire and failed. All occupants decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Northcliffe, northeast suburb of San Antonio. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed upon impact.
Probable cause:
Engine fire and failure in flight.