Lockheed 8 Sirius/Altair crash, Apr 25, 1930 (1 killed)
Lockheed 8 Sirius/Altair accident on April 25, 1930 near Roscommon Michigan, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: One wheel struck a partially hidden...
- Date: April 25, 1930
- Aircraft: Lockheed 8 Sirius/Altair
- Location: Roscommon Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: One wheel struck a partially hidden stump during takeoff, which flipped the aircraft.
The Lockheed Sirius NC12W overturned on takeoff from a small grass strip at Roscommon, Michigan, in late April 1930. The pilot, Herbert J. Fahy, died on 27 April without regaining consciousness, and his wife Claire was uninjured.