Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 20 December 1966
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar
Owner/operator: Executive Aviation
Registration Number: N2222B
Location: near San Felipe, Baja –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: The Lockheed 18 Lodestar aircraft.The Lockheed 18 Lodestar aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Lockheed 18 Lodestar (N2222B) crashed near San Felipe, Mexico, during a demonstration flight. Eight passengers and two pilots were on board. The flight was planned for a holiday trip to Baja, Mexico, and was combined with a demonstration flight operated by an importing business. The wreckage was discovered on a mountain.A Lockheed 18 Lodestar (N2222B) crashed near San Felipe, Mexico, during a demonstration flight. Eight passengers and two pilots were on board. The flight was planned for a holiday trip to Baja, Mexico, and was combined with a demonstration flight operated by an importing business. The wreckage was discovered on a mountain.
Description
The Lockheed 18 Lodestar, N2222B, went missing en route between San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN), USA and La Paz Airport (LAP), Mexico. There were eight passengers and two pilots on board. The airplane operated on a demonstration flight for the owners of an importing business who wanted to buy the plane. They decided to combine the demonstration flight with a holiday trip to Baja, Mexico out of Oakland, CA. The wreckage as found on a mountain near San Felipe.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9mpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-OgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crash%20mexico&pg=6079%2C3015181https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9mpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-OgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crash%20mexico&pg=6079%2C3015181Primary Cause
Combined demonstration flight with a holiday trip to Baja, Mexico.Combined demonstration flight with a holiday trip to Baja, Mexico.Share on:
