Narrative:
Crashed into Lake Michigan when caught by wind during takeoff from Meigs Field. It came to rest just 50 feet offshore.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 24 February 1958 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
| Operator: | Cluett Peabody & Company |
| Registration: | N9050 |
| MSN: | 18-2563 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX/KCGX), United States of America |
| White Plains-Westchester County Airport, NY (HPN/KHPN), United States of America |
Crashed into Lake Michigan when caught by wind during takeoff from Meigs Field. It came to rest just 50 feet offshore.
Sources:
» The Milwaukee Sentinel - Feb 25, 1958Photos
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Distance from Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL to White Plains-Westchester County Airport, NY as the crow flies is 1152 km (720 miles).
Distance from Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL to White Plains-Westchester County Airport, NY as the crow flies is 1152 km (720 miles).
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