Lockheed 18 LodeStar crash, Jun 14, 1941, Brass Bayelsa
Lockheed 18 LodeStar accident on June 14, 1941 near Brass Bayelsa, Nigeria with no fatalities. Cause: Some instruments failed in storm weather before...
- Date: June 14, 1941
- Aircraft: Lockheed 18 LodeStar
- Location: Brass Bayelsa, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Some instruments failed in storm weather before the emergency landing.
A South African Air Force Lockheed Lodestar, serial 241, made an emergency landing in a marshy field near the Dodo River at Brass, Nigeria, on 14 June 1941 after poor weather and instrument failures. There were no casualties, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.