Lockheed 18 LodeStar crash, Mar 3, 1974 (1 killed), Lake...
Lockheed 18 LodeStar accident on March 3, 1974 near Lake Placid Florida, United States with 1 fatality.
- Date: March 3, 1974
- Aircraft: Lockheed 18 LodeStar
- Location: Lake Placid Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
A Lodestar on an illegal smuggling flight crashed on a prairie near Lake Placid, Florida, after the pilot made an evasive low level maneuver to avoid a power cable and lost control. The pilot was killed and a passenger was seriously injured. About 3,244 pounds of marijuana was found on board.