Convair B-36 Peacemaker crash, Feb 14, 1950 (5 killed), M...
Convair B-36 Peacemaker accident on February 14, 1950 near Mt Kologet British Columbia, Canada with 5 fatalities. Cause: Carburetor icing causing...
- Date: February 14, 1950
- Aircraft: Convair B-36 Peacemaker
- Location: Mt Kologet British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Carburetor icing causing engine fires and loss of power
A USAF Convair B-36B on a winter cold weather exercise lost three of its six engines to fire over the Pacific and could not hold altitude. The crew jettisoned its Mark 4 atomic bomb over Canadian territory, and the aircraft crashed on Mount Kologet in British Columbia, killing five crew members.