Lockheed 18 N410M
5 December 1969 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 December 1969 at about 15:00 local time, a Lockheed 18 registered N410M, operated by Panhandle Airw, was involved in an accident during in flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 11 people were on board and 11 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Coronado
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 18
- Registration
- N410M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Panhandle Airw
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nev → Dalhart, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3779
People
11 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
L WG FAILED, SEPARATED. PLT TYPE RATED FOR VFR FLT ONLY IN L-18. ACFT NOT DEICER EQUIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1969 | Lockheed 18-56 | Port Hardy, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1969 | Lockheed 18 | Golden Gate, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 May 1969 | Lockheed 18 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1969 | Lockheed 18 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | W.d.gale, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1968 | Lockheed 18 | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | Professional P | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | Lockheed 18 | Ft Worth, Texas, United States | Estate of SB B | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |