Lockheed 188 N851U
19 March 1972 · Hill Afb, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 March 1972 at about 00:07 local time, a Lockheed 188 registered N851U, operated by Universal Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Hill Afb, Utah, United States. 3 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 00:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hill Afb, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hill Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 188
- Registration
- N851U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Universal Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tucson, Ariz → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0010
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
LOW OIL LVL LITE ILLUMNTD.PROP OVRSPED DRG FTHR, INSFCNT OIL, UNK REASON.ENG OIL SUPPLY NOT RESTORED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1970 | Lockheed 188 | Hill Af Base, Utah, United States | Universal Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1974 | Lockheed 188A | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Air | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1969 | Lockheed 188-A | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1975 | Lockheed 188A | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | Zantop International Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1976 | Lockheed 188 | Udrivik Lake, Alaska, United States | Great Northern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1968 | Lockheed 188C | Wash.natl.apt, District of Columbia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |