Williams - Williams

On July 17, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Williams - Williams experienced a crash involving Boeing B-50 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Williams AFB (Chandler) Arizona.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 72.7%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was performing a local training flight from Williams AFB. En route, the heavy bomber collided with a second USAF Boeing B-50 registered 47-101. Following the collision, the crew of 47-101 was able to land safely while 46-049 went into a dive. Four crew members parachuted to safety, one was killed in the parachute attempt and seven were unable to bail out and were killed when the plane crashed in the San Juan Mountains, south-east of Chandler. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

Aircraft reference details include registration 46-049, MSN 15769, year of manufacture 1947.