Boeing B-29 Superfortress crash, Dec 3, 1951 (8 killed)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress accident on December 3, 1951 near Denver Colorado, United States with 8 fatalities.
- Date: December 3, 1951
- Aircraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Location: Denver Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A USAF B-29 on a liaison flight lost an engine en route and its captain diverted to Lowry AFB, Denver. On final approach the bomber stalled and crashed in flames in a residential area a few hundred yards short of the runway threshold, killing eight of the 14 aboard. Five houses were damaged and four were destroyed on the ground.