Lockheed L-1856 LearStar crash, Dec 15, 1958 (7 killed)
Lockheed L-1856 LearStar accident on December 15, 1958 near Woonsocket Rhode Island, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: Icing caused both engines...
- Date: December 15, 1958
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1856 LearStar
- Location: Woonsocket Rhode Island, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Icing caused both engines to fail, and the aircraft went out of control and dove into the ground.
A Lockheed Learstar owned by Johnson & Johnson was flying from Linden, New Jersey, to Boston in snow and icing when both engines failed. It crashed in a field about five miles southwest of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and all seven aboard were killed.