Crash of a Boeing B-29-15-BA Superfortress in Ellsworth AFB: 17 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 19, 1948
Operator:
Registration:
42-63442
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ellsworth - Ellsworth
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Ellsworth AFB, while in initial climb, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion in a prairie located 5 miles north of the airfield. All 17 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb.
