Lockheed 18 LodeStar crash, Nov 4, 1949, Calgary Alberta
Lockheed 18 LodeStar accident on November 4, 1949 near Calgary Alberta, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Tire bursts during the takeoff roll..
- Date: November 4, 1949
- Aircraft: Lockheed 18 LodeStar
- Location: Calgary Alberta, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Tire bursts during the takeoff roll.
The Lockheed LodeStar of Pacific Petroleum was on a business flight from Calgary, Alberta, on 4 November 1949. Tires burst during the takeoff roll, and the aircraft caught fire in the climb. It crash landed and was destroyed by fire, and all eight occupants were slightly injured.