| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 10 enero 1938 |
| Hora: | ca 15:07 |
| Tipo: |  Lockheed 14-H Super Electra |
| Operador: | Northwest Airlines |
| Registración: | NC17388 |
| Numéro de série: | 1407 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1937 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 10 / Ocupantes: 10 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 22 km (13.8 milles) NE of Bozeman, MT ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Butte Airport, MT (BTM/KBTM), Estados Unidos de América |
| Billings Municipal Airport, MT (BIL/KBIL), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 2 |
Crashed after structural failure of the tail due to tail flutter.
Fuentes:
» The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden» Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913 / Rene J. Francillon
Subsiguiente / acciones de seguridad
The tail flutter problems of Super Electra's were cured by retrofitting balanced surfaces.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Butte Airport, MT to Billings Municipal Airport, MT as the crow flies is 304 km (190 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Butte Airport, MT to Billings Municipal Airport, MT as the crow flies is 304 km (190 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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