ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266831
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| Date: | Saturday 20 March 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed 10E Electra |
| Owner/operator: | Purdue Research Foundation |
| Registration: | NR16020 |
| MSN: | 1055 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Luke Field, HI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Luke Field, HI |
| Howland Island | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Uncontrolled ground-loop on take off, the forward landing gear collapsed, both propellers hit the ground and the plane skidded on its belly.
Sources:
Algemeen handelsblad voor Nederlandsch-Indië
22-03-1937
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 July 1937 | NR16020 | Purdue Research Foundation | 2 | missing near Howland Island |  |
mis |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2021 18:30 | Cobar | Added |
| 30-Jan-2024 08:17 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source] |
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