Lockheed 10 Electra crash, Aug 5, 1936 (8 killed), Saint...
Lockheed 10 Electra accident on August 5, 1936 near Saint Louis Missouri, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error; a low left turn near the...
- Date: August 5, 1936
- Aircraft: Lockheed 10 Electra
- Location: Saint Louis Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot error; a low left turn near the ground in fog led to the wingtip striking the terrain, and a preliminary inspection attributed the crash to fog with no evidence of mechanical failure.
Chicago and Southern Air Lines Lockheed 10 Electra City of Memphis, flying as Flight 4 from New Orleans to Chicago, crashed in a farm field near the Missouri River about five minutes after takeoff from Lambert-St. Louis on 5 August 1936. All eight people on board were killed.