ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar 42-55938 Lubbock-South Plains AAF, TX (LBB)
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Date:Thursday 16 March 1944
Time:23:41
Type:Silhouette image of generic L18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-55938
MSN: 18-2375
First flight: 1943
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Lubbock-South Plains AAF, TX (LBB) (   United States of America)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lubbock-South Plains AAF, TX (LBB/KLBB), United States of America
Destination airport:Lubbock-South Plains AAF, TX (LBB/KLBB), United States of America
Narrative:
The Lockheed C-60A was involved in a glider towing mission from South Plains AAF. The C-60 had just become airborne when the no. 1 engine failed. The glider pilot saw excessive sparking and released the glider. The airplane then reached a height of 80 feet before turning into the dead engine. It stalled and crashed near the runway.

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles


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