Boeing B-50 Superfortress crash, Mar 23, 1950 (12 killed)
Boeing B-50 Superfortress accident on March 23, 1950 near Hyder Arizona, United States with 12 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the exhaust clamp on...
- Date: March 23, 1950
- Aircraft: Boeing B-50 Superfortress
- Location: Hyder Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the exhaust clamp on engine number 3 let hot exhaust ignite fuel that had leaked from a fuel line.
A Boeing B-50 Superfortress on a training mission from Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, reported a fire on an engine while climbing and then exploded in mid-air and broke apart near Hyder, Arizona. Twelve of the 14 crew were killed and two survived.