Lockheed C-60 LodeStar crash, Apr 21, 1943 (10 killed), E...
Lockheed C-60 LodeStar accident on April 21, 1943 near Evansville-William H. Dress Indiana, United States with 10 fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: April 21, 1943
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar
- Location: Evansville-William H. Dress Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot apparently failed to re trim the elevator control tabs after a go around, so he could not prevent a zoom climb and stall.
A USAAF Lockheed C 60A diverted to Evansville Municipal Airport in bad weather on a flight from Cleveland to Monroe. It crashed short of the runway during a night approach, killing all ten aboard.