ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed 14-H Super Electra NC17383 Billings Municipal Airport, MT (BIL)
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Date:Friday 8 July 1938
Time:02:56
Type:Silhouette image of generic L14 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed 14-H Super Electra
Operator:Northwest Airlines
Registration: NC17383
MSN: 1402
First flight: 1937
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Billings Municipal Airport, MT (BIL) (   United States of America)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Billings Municipal Airport, MT (BIL/KBIL), United States of America
Destination airport:Fargo-Hector Field, ND (FAR/KFAR), United States of America
Narrative:
Stalled on takeoff.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: CAB
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Loss of control

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Distance from Billings Municipal Airport, MT to Fargo-Hector Field, ND as the crow flies is 901 km (563 miles).

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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