Lockheed P-38L N38LL
19 October 1974 · Lafayette, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 October 1974 at about 15:10 local time, a Lockheed P-38L registered N38LL, operated by Coastal Chemic, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lafayette Regiona
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed P-38L
- Registration
- N38LL
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Coastal Chemic
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Abbeville, la → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3665
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
TRAINEE PLT TOTL TM IN TYP ACFT 1 HR DL 2 HR SOLO.SNGL ENG PFRMCE NOT DMONSTRTD.LOST PWR L ENG
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1997 | Lockheed P-38L | Tillamook, Oregon, United States | Ethell, Jeffrey, L. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 May 1997 | Lockheed P-38L | Galveston, Texas, United States | Lone Star Flight Museum | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2001 | Lockheed P-38L-5LD | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |