Davis-Monthan - Davis-Monthan

On July 13, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Davis-Monthan - Davis-Monthan experienced a crash involving Boeing B-50 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Davis-Monthan AFB Arizona.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 40.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was engaged in a navigational exercice from Davis-Monthan AFB. About 19 minutes after takeoff, while cruising at the assigned altitude of 12,700 feet, a propeller blade failed on the engine number three. The engine vibrated and detached from its mount. It then struck the right wing and the fuselage, causing a fire. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and six of the ten crew members were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in a desert area located about 44 miles northeast of Davis-Monthan AFB. Crew (43rd BW): Cpt Vaughn S. Lautenschlager, pilot, Lt Jerome McCarville, copilot, Cpt Patrick Montoya, navigator, Cpt Alvin Tonne, bombardier, Sgt Earl Hornbuckle, flight engineer, Lt Arthur Weisberg, observer, Sgt Robert Jones, radio operator, † Sgt Harold Martin, gunner, † Sgt Robert O'Daniel, gunner, † Cpl James Adcock, gunner. †

Aircraft reference details include registration 46-040, MSN 15760, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.1574°, -110.8150°.