Wright-Patterson - Little Rock

On February 6, 1948 at 08:00 PM, Wright-Patterson - Little Rock experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Jasper Arkansas.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet by night on a flight from Wright-Patterson AFB to Little Rock, the twin engine aircraft hit the east slope of Mt Round Top located three miles south of Jasper, in the Ozark Mountains. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and the wreckage was spotted around midnight, four hours after the crash. All five occupants, four USAF officers and one Navy Officer, were killed. Crew: Lt Phillip Novick, pilot, Lt Charles W. Thomas, copilot, M/Sgt George L. Haties, crew chief. Passengers: Lt Felton F. Roberson, GM2 Francis J. Russell.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-30078, MSN 108-33353.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.0081°, -93.1866°.