Lockheed 18 N1940S
12 April 1968 · Loreto, Mexico · No injuries
Summary
On 12 April 1968 at about 15:30 local time, a Lockheed 18 registered N1940S, operated by DYE Oxigen Co, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Loreto, Mexico. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Loreto, Mexico
- Nearest airport
- Loreto
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 18
- Registration
- N1940S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- DYE Oxigen Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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
INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF MEXICO.STRUCK HB-HEY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1968 | Lockheed 18 | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | Professional P | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1968 | Lockheed 18 | Loreto, Mexico | DYE Oxygen Co. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1967 | Lockheed 18 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Houston Air CE | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1969 | Lockheed 18-56 | Port Hardy, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1969 | Lockheed 18 | Golden Gate, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1969 | Lockheed 18 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Panhandle Airw | Fatal | 11 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1968 | Cessna 320B | Mexico City, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Cessna 182 | Baja Calif, Mexico | Claire Walters | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1968 | Beechcraft D35 | Navajoa, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1968 | Cessna 170 | Ensenada, Mexico | Air Spacers In | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Mexicali, Mexico | Air Trails Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Reynosa, Mexico | Upper Valley A | No injuries | - |