Crash of a Lockheed 18-56-24 LodeStar in Lake Milton: 13 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 4, 1962 at 2100 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N1000F
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Buffalo – Ashland
MSN:
2463
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Aircraft flight hours:
6557
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Buffalo Airport, the crew was cleared to climb to 8,000 feet. About an hour into the flight, the airplane went out of control, entered a dive and crashed near Lake Milton, Ohio. The crew was unable to send any distress call. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 13 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was a malfunction of the electric elevator trim tab unit which resulted in aircraft uncontrollability and subsequent structural failure of the wing.
Final Report:
