Lockheed 18 LodeStar crash, Jul 9, 1949 (3 killed), Roano...
Lockheed 18 LodeStar accident on July 9, 1949 near Roanoke Illinois, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure.
- Date: July 9, 1949
- Aircraft: Lockheed 18 LodeStar
- Location: Roanoke Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure
A Lockheed Lodestar carrying two directors of Fairbanks-Morse and two pilots lost an engine on the Chicago to Saint Louis flight. The crew descended for an emergency landing, but the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in a cornfield about a mile west of Roanoke, killing both pilots and one passenger.