Narrative:
The airplane operated on a ferry flight to a maintenance facility. En route a fire started in the airplane. An emergency landing was carried out and the airplane burned out on the ground.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
Pwr plt-fuel leaks from undetermined source.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 16 October 1969 |
| Time: | 08:35 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
| Operator: | Johnston R. Staples |
| Registration: | N170L |
| MSN: | 18-2534 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Golden Gate, FL ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Opa-locka Airport, FL (OPF/KOPF), United States of America |
| St. Petersburg International Airport, FL (PIE/KPIE), United States of America |
The airplane operated on a ferry flight to a maintenance facility. En route a fire started in the airplane. An emergency landing was carried out and the airplane burned out on the ground.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
Pwr plt-fuel leaks from undetermined source.
Classification:
Inflight fireForced landing outside airport
Sources:
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Map
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 Opa-locka Airport, FL to St. Petersburg International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 325 km (203 miles).
Distance from Opa-locka Airport, FL to St. Petersburg International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 325 km (203 miles).
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