Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 09 AUG 1946 |
| Type: | Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
| Operator: | Atlantic Central Airlines |
| Registration: | NC45337 |
| C/n / msn: | 18-2223 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lakehurst, NJ (United States of America) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lakehurst-Naec Airport, NJ (NEL/KNEL), United States of America |
| Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), United States of America |
The left engine failed as a result of a broken accessory drive gear. An emergency landing was attempted at Lakehurst, but the pilot decided to go around. However, the plane veered to the left and crashed and caught fire.
Sources:
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Lakehurst-Naec Airport, NJ to Newark International Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 74 km (47 miles).
Distance from Lakehurst-Naec Airport, NJ to Newark International Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 74 km (47 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
