Yokota - Yokota

En route, the engine number one and four failed. All 11 crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the heavy bomber that dove into the ground and crashed about 5 km north of Kaesong. All 11 crew members were found alive while the aircraft was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

Yokota - Yokota

Registration

44-61776

MSN

11253

Year of Manufacture

1944

Date

April 1, 1952 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Bombing

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Kaesong North Hwanghae (<U+D669><U+D574><U+BD81><U+B3C4>)

Region

Asia • North Korea

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On April 1, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Yokota - Yokota experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Kaesong North Hwanghae (<U+D669><U+D574><U+BD81><U+B3C4>).

The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 11 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the engine number one and four failed. All 11 crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the heavy bomber that dove into the ground and crashed about 5 km north of Kaesong. All 11 crew members were found alive while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-61776, MSN 11253, year of manufacture 1944.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, the engine number one and four failed. All 11 crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the heavy bomber that dove into the ground and crashed about 5 km north of Kaesong. All 11 crew members were found alive while the aircraft was destroyed.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

11

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

11

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 11

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Yokota - Yokota

Flight Type

Bombing

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • North Korea

Aircraft Details

Registration

44-61776

MSN

11253

Year of Manufacture

1944