ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed 18-50 Lodestar N600N Philipsburg-Mid-State Airport, PA (PSB)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Friday 5 March 1965
Time:13:58
Type:Silhouette image of generic L18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed 18-50 Lodestar
Operator:Pine Paper Products Co.
Registration: N600N
MSN: 18-2567
First flight: 1943
Total airframe hrs:4756
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Philipsburg-Mid-State Airport, PA (PSB) (   United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Belmar-Monmouth County Airport, NJ (BLM/KBLM), United States of America
Destination airport:Chicago (unknown airport), IL, United States of America
Narrative:
Both engines flamed out due to fuel starvation. The pilot attempted to reach Philipsburg for an emergency landing, despite the fact that it was closed due to snow on the runway. The aircraft struck wires or poles on final approach, crashed and caught fire.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
powerplant - fuel system: selector valves
miscellaneous acts, conditions - fuel starvation
weather - low ceiling
weather - snow
weather - fog
FACTOR(S)
miscellaneous acts, conditions - failure of two or more engines
miscellaneous acts, conditions - material failure
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-2 engines
weather briefing - no record of briefing received
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct
emergency circumstances - forced landing off airport on land

Classification:
All engine powerloss
Fuel starvation
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
» NTSB


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