Lockheed PV-1 Ventura crash, May 15, 1956 (8 killed), Jef...
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura accident on May 15, 1956 near Jeffersonville Indiana, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: The port engine carburetor control...
- Date: May 15, 1956
- Aircraft: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
- Location: Jeffersonville Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The port engine carburetor control came loose during the flight, causing a loss of power and a descent into the ground.
A Crane Company Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, N64001, carrying six company officials from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, crashed near Jeffersonville, Indiana, on 15 May 1956. All eight people aboard were killed.