Lockheed 14 Super Electra crash, Aug 11, 1939, Luxeuil-le...
Lockheed 14 Super Electra accident on August 11, 1939 near Luxeuil-les-Bains Haute-Saône, France with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure and fire..
- Date: August 11, 1939
- Aircraft: Lockheed 14 Super Electra
- Location: Luxeuil-les-Bains Haute-Saône, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure and fire.
A British Airways Lockheed 14 Super Electra on a Croydon to Basel and Zurich service lost power on both engines, and one caught fire over France. The crew landed in a wheat field at Saint Sauveur near Luxeuil les Bains, where the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft burned. All occupants got out.