Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 17 November 1966
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar
Owner/operator: National Steel Corp.
Registration Number: N339
Location: Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Powerplant (exhaust system)Powerplant (exhaust system)
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Meigs Field flight was aborted due to an engine fire warning below V1 speed, exacerbated by slick runway conditions and a short runway. The Lodestar slid into Lake Michigan. The initial engine fire warning was inaccurate. The incident involved inadequate preflight preparation, maintenance, and inspection of the powerplant, particularly exhaust system components, and resulted in loose miscellaneous acts.A Meigs Field flight was aborted due to an engine fire warning below V1 speed, exacerbated by slick runway conditions and a short runway. The Lodestar slid into Lake Michigan. The initial engine fire warning was inaccurate. The incident involved inadequate preflight preparation, maintenance, and inspection of the powerplant, particularly exhaust system components, and resulted in loose miscellaneous acts.
Description
The pilot aborted the takeoff from Meigs Field (CGX) following an engine fire warning below V1 speed. The runway was slick and proved too short. The Lodestar slid into Lake Michigan. The engine fire warning was false. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning personnel – maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection powerplant – exhaust system: manifolds miscellaneous acts,conditions – loose,part/fitting miscellaneous acts,conditions – missing FACTORS: airports/airways/facilities – airport conditions: other miscellaneous acts,conditions – aircraft came to rest in water
Source of Information
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Inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning personnel, maintenance, servicing, inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection powerplant – exhaust system: manifolds miscellaneous acts,conditions – loose,part/fitting miscellaneous acts,conditions – missingInadequate preflight preparation and/or planning personnel, maintenance, servicing, inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection powerplant – exhaust system: manifolds miscellaneous acts,conditions – loose,part/fitting miscellaneous acts,conditions – missingShare on:
