Crash of a Boeing B-29A-35-BN Superfortress near Nairyah: 9 killed
Date & Time:
May 11, 1948
Operator:
Registration:
44-61510
Survivors:
No
MSN:
10987
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Following an engine failure, went out of control and crashed in a desert area located near Nairyah. All nine crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
