Lockheed L-18 N339
17 November 1966 · Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 November 1966 at about 16:52 local time, a Lockheed L-18 registered N339, operated by National Steel, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States. 8 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meigs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-18
- Registration
- N339
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- National Steel
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0914
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FALSE ENG FIRE WARNING BELOW V1.RUNWAY SLICK ANDTOO SHORT FOR STOPPING.ACFT SLID INTO LAKE MICH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1966 | Lockheed L-18 | Short Creek, West Virginia, United States | BBR Drilling C | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Mar 1965 | Lockheed L-18 | Philipsburg Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Aug 1967 | Lockheed L-18 | Northport, Alabama, United States | Ingram Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1965 | Lockheed L-18 | Springfield Mo, Missouri, United States | Lubrizol Corp | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1964 | Lockheed L-18 | St Maria Azores, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1964 | Lockheed L-18 | Freeport Bahamas, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |