Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Thursday 23 June 1983 |
Time: | 01:57 |
Type: | Lockheed 18 Learstar I |
Operator: | Falcon Leasing Corp. |
Registration: | N333FB |
MSN: | 18-2467 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Engines: | 2 Wright R-1820-76D |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Millhaven, GA ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Lodestar crew tried to make an off airport landing to unload marijuana. A go around was made but during the downwind leg the aircraft descended into the trees and caught fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
altitude .. not maintained .. pilot in command
diverted attention .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition .. fog
light condition .. dark night
object .. tree(s)
Sources:
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
» NTSB
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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.