Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 May 1956
Aircraft Type: Lockheed Ventura
Owner/operator: Crane Co.
Registration Number: N64001
Location: 6,5 km E of Jeffersonville, IN –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Carburetor controlCarburetor control
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A civilian Ventura plane en route from Chicago to Louisville experienced a carburetor control disconnection, resulting in loss of altitude and subsequent crash on farmland.A civilian Ventura plane en route from Chicago to Louisville experienced a carburetor control disconnection, resulting in loss of altitude and subsequent crash on farmland.
Description
The civilian converted Ventura plane was en route from Chicago to Louisville when the carburetor control of port engine became disconnected. The aircraft lost altitude and crashed on farmland.
Primary Cause
Carburetor control disconnectionCarburetor control disconnectionShare on:
