Davis-Monthan - Davis-Monthan

On November 16, 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 Comobabi Arizona.

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

13 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 53.8%.

Crew on board: 13, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The Boeing B-50 was completing a training mission out of Davis-Monthan AFB and was carrying a crew of 13. While cruising at an assigned altitude of 9,000 feet, the aircraft collided with a USAF Boeing B-50 that was engaged in a refueling mission out of Davis-Monthan with 10 crew members on board. Both aircraft went into a dive and crashed in a desert area located in the region of Comobabi, about 50 miles west of Tucson. On board the B-29, six crew members were killed while four others were injured. On board the B-50, seven crew members were killed while six others were injured. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

Aircraft reference details include registration 46-047, MSN 15767, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.0581°, -111.8001°.