1948 Lake Mead Boeing B-29 crash
The 1948 Lake Mead Boeing B-29 crash occurred 21 July 1948 when a Boeing B-29-100-BW Superfortress, modified into an F-13 reconnaissance platform and performing atmospheric research, crashed into the waters of Lake Mead, Nevada.
An F-13 variant of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 July 1948 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) due to pilot error |
| Site | Lake Mead, Nevada, US |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing F-13 Superfortress |
| Operator | United States Air Force |
| Registration | 45-21847 |
| Destination | Armitage Field (now NAWS China Lake), California |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 5 (Pilot Robert Madison; Lt Paul M. Hesler; Sgt Frank Rico; SSgt David Burns; Scientist John Simeroth) |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 1 (Sgt Frank Rico: Broken Arm) |
| Survivors | 5 |
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