Cleveland - Hondo

On November 27, 1943 at 02:00 AM, Cleveland - Hondo experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Sabinal Texas.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

While approaching Hondo AAF, Texas, the weather conditions worsened. Pilots were unable to localize the airport and decided to continue to San Antonio. In low visibility with clouds down to 900 feet, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground in a near vertical attitude and crashed in a prairie located 8 miles south of Sabinal. All eight occupants were killed. The crew was requesting radio compass assistance from San Antonio Ground Control Center when the loss of control occurred. Crew: 2nd Lt Robert H. Gordon, Cpt William F. Herbert, Avc George B. Kirby, Avc Walter F. Liszka, Avc Edward A. Mallroy, Avc Thomas J. Maroney Jr., Sgt Alfred F. Roberts, 2nd Lt Harry H. Womack.

Aircraft reference details include registration 42-56049, MSN 2452, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 29.3214°, -99.4684°.