ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337243
| Date: | Friday 9 August 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
| Owner/operator: | Atlantic Central Airlines |
| Registration: | NC45337 |
| MSN: | 18-2223 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakehurst, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lakehurst-Naec Airport, NJ (NEL/KNEL) |
| Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
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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