Lowry - Lowry

On September 30, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Lowry - Lowry experienced a crash involving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Raton New Mexico.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. In low visibility, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain located four miles west of Raton. The aircraft was destroyed and all ten crew members were killed. Crew: Walter C. Williams, Melvin R. Truman, James L. Reidinger, Martin L. Murray, Floyd C. Melton Jr., Frank M. Kackstetter, James R. Irby, Carl A. Hill, Arthur L. Gaudreault, Melvin C. Brock.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-83567, MSN 33208.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.8979°, -104.4355°.