Patuxent River - Patuxent River

On April 13, 1944 at 12:00 AM, Patuxent River - Patuxent River experienced a crash involving Budd RB-1 Conestoga, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Patuxent River NAS Maryland.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 12.5%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew consisted of pilots and engineers who were performing an evaluation flight for the a Naval Air Training Command (NATC). In flight, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed near the airfield. A crew member was killed while all seven other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration NX37097, MSN 002, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.2845°, -76.4098°.