Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation crash, Jun 22, 1980 (3 killed)
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation accident on June 22, 1980 near Columbus-Municipal (Bakalar), Indiana, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: June 22, 1980
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
- Location: Columbus-Municipal (Bakalar), Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The flight crew's inadequate and uncoordinated response to the No 2 engine fire warning, including the flight engineer's failure to correct gradual power decay, with lack of recent L-1049 crew experience, over-maximum takeoff weight, and less than full takeoff power (NTSB/AAR-80-14).
Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation N74CA of Air Traders International, on a cargo ferry flight to Seattle, struck power cables after takeoff from Columbus-Municipal (Bakalar) Airport, Indiana, stalled and crashed in a soybean field. Two pilots and one passenger were killed and five occupants were injured.