Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 7 October 1951 |
Time: | 01:10 |
Type: | Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
Operator: | National Homes Corp. |
Registration: | N5545N |
MSN: | 18-2364 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 13 km (8.1 mls) SW Lafayette, IN ( United States of America)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Crashed in bad weather and low ceiling in a soybean field and caught fire.
The airplane was flying officials from the National Homes Corp. Back home following a Canadian hunting trip. The Lodestar also carried deer, ducks and fish.
Sources:
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
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The Southeast Missourian - Oct 8, 1951
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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.