Lockheed 18 N1040G

Summary

On 18 October 1982 at about 08:00 local time, a Lockheed 18 registered N1040G, operated by Vintage Sales Corporation, was involved in an accident near Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 October 1982 at 08:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

33.0491, -89.5802

Aircraft

Lockheed 18

Registration

N1040G

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Vintage Sales Corporation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL83FA021

3 people died.

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

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED WITHOUT LIGHTS MAKING REPEATED LOW ALTITUDE PASSES OVER A PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY AT NIGHT. THE ACFTWAS EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL AUX FUEL TANK, NON-STANDARD INTERNAL PLUMBING, A LARGE LEVER-OPERATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PUMP, AN INFLATABLE RAFT & OTHER SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT. THE CABIN DOOR WAS NOT FOUND AT THE CRASH SITE. THE PILOTS DEPARTEDFT.LAUDERDALE,FL 10/16/82 ON A FLT TO THE BAHAMAS & WERE EXPECTED TO RETURN 10/18/82.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.