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Crash of a De Havilland L-20 Beaver in Boerne: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1959
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dyess - Fort Sam
Location:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Dyess AFB to Fort Sam AFB in Houston, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls and turbulences. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in Boerne, killing all four occupants.

Crash of a Stearman 4-CM1 in Boerne: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1933 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC11721
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
San Angelo – San Antonio
MSN:
4039
YOM:
1931
Location:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed San Angelo on a night mail flight to San Antonio. En route, he encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions when the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain near Boerne. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.