ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332268
| Date: | Thursday 17 November 1966 |
| Time: | 16:52 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
| Owner/operator: | National Steel Corp. |
| Registration: | N339 |
| MSN: | 18-2588 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX/KCGX) |
| Pittsburgh (unknown airport), PA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot aborted the takeoff from Meigs Field (CGX) following an engine fire warning below V1 speed. The runway was slick and proved too short.
The Lodestar slid into Lake Michigan. The engine fire warning was false.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection
powerplant - exhaust system: manifolds
miscellaneous acts,conditions - loose,part/fitting
miscellaneous acts,conditions - missing
FACTORS:
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: other
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
The Pittsburgh Press - Nov 18, 1966
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