| Date: | Monday 11 September 1972 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18 Learstar |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown |
| Registration: | N1040E |
| MSN: | 18-2543 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clarendon -
 Jamaica
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Clarendon |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft tried to take off from an unlighted runway at night. The Lodestar yawed left and collided with trees. A large amount of ganja (cannabis) was found on board.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot in command - premature lift-off"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
NTSB
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