Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Sep 30, 1949 (10 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on September 30, 1949 near Raton New Mexico, United States with 10 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: September 30, 1949
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Raton New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in poor visibility
The USAF SB 17G 44-83567 was on a training flight when it flew into poor weather with thunderstorm activity. In low visibility it struck the slope of a mountain about four miles west of Raton, New Mexico. All ten crew were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.