Crash of a Lockheed UC-40A Electra Junior at Bolling AFB

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Registration:
38-543
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1260
YOM:
1941
Location:
Bolling AFB
Washington DC
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The approach and landing were performed in poor weather conditions. After touchdown, the twin engine airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. While there were no casualties, the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Lockheed 12 Electra Junior on Mt Low Water Tarn: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Registration:
LA622
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Ayr – Hendon
MSN:
1282
YOM:
1942
Location:
Coniston
Cumbria
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Ayr to Hendon, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of Mt Low Water Tarn located near Coniston, Cumbria. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all three occupants were killed, two pilots from the American manufacturer Lockheed and an Inspector of the Royal Air Force.
Crew:
F/O George Bevil Grenfell, pilot.
Passengers:
George Werner Bransom, pilot,
Osbourne R. Keith, pilot.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Lockheed C-40D Electra Junior on Mt Howe Brook: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1942 at 1135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Registration:
42-22249
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Bolling Field – Montreal – Presque Isle – Houlton – Montreal – Bolling Field
MSN:
1273
YOM:
1942
Location:
Mt Howe Brook
Maine
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bolling Field AFB (Washington DC) on May 23 bound for Houlton, Maine, with intermediate stops in Montreal and Presque Isle. The crew departed Montreal at 0934LT on May 24 with a crew of two and four passengers, among them Lt Col Louis Gimbel. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 feet, the crew requested to climb to 7,000 feet and confirmed an ETA at 1134LT. In poor weather conditions, the crew was unable to locate the airports of Presque Isle and Houlton. Flying too low in low visibility, the airplane collided with trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located in the Howe Brook Mountain Range, between Presque Isle and Houlton. The airplane was totally destroyed and all six occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Clarence Allen Wright, pilot,
S/Sgt Frederick J. Taylor, flight engineer.
Passengers:
Lt Col Louis Stanley Gimbel Jr.,
Cpt John D. Franciscus,
Cpt Gilbert M. Herback,
2nd Lt Earl R. Wilkinson.
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Probable cause:
The board of inquiry was unable to determine a cause, but listed weather and pilot inexperience under instrument conditions as factors. Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Lockheed 12A Electra Junior in Mene Grande: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Colón Development Company
Registration:
YV-CDC
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1221
YOM:
1938
Location:
Mene Grande
Zulia
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane crashed while taking off from Mene Grande Airfield. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
H. A. Davis, pilot.
Passengers:
J. R. James,
A. G. Endell.

Crash of a Lockheed C-40A Electra Junior in Everett: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Registration:
38-542
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1259
YOM:
1941
Location:
Everett-Paine Field
Washington
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While flying in the vicinity of Everett-Paine Field Airport, the twin engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt John P. Lynch,
2nd Lt Howard F. Porter,
2nd Lt William H. J. Robinson,
2nd Lt Bailey B. Smalling,
Cpl John L. Zurcher.

Crash of a Lockheed 12 Electra Junior in Farnborough

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Registration:
R8987
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Farnborough - Farnborough
MSN:
1206
YOM:
1936
Location:
Farnborough
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an accident at Farnborough Airport and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties among the occupants. It was previously registered G-AEMZ (civil) and operated under military reg R8987 for RAE.

Crash of a Lockheed 12A Electra Junior in Ensenada

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT)
Registration:
XB-ABW
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Los Angeles - Ensenada
MSN:
1239
YOM:
1938
Location:
Ensenada
Baja California
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole aboard, was completing a ferry flight from Los Angeles. The twin engine airplane crashed upon landing for unknown reason. While the pilot was slightly injured, the aircraft named 'Presidente Venustiano Carranza' was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Lockheed C-40D Electra Junior near Aldama: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Registration:
42-38280
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
1276
YOM:
1942
Location:
Aldama
Tamaulipas
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located near Aldama. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles H. Carroll,
1st Lt Theodore J. Corcoran,
Sgt William W. Horgan.

Crash of a Lockheed 12A Electra Junior in Reno: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Adolph B. Spreckels
Registration:
NC18948
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Reno – San Francisco
MSN:
1242
YOM:
1938
Location:
Reno
Nevada
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Reno Airport. A passenger was killed and four other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Lockheed 12B Electra Junior near Tomás Gomensoro: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Registration:
161
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paso de los Libres – El Palomar
Location:
Tomás Gomensoro
Artigas
Country:
Uruguay
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base in El Palomar (Buenos Aires) after taking part to an air bridge between the cities of Paso de los Libres and Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul. While overflying the northwest region of Uruguay, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in an isolated area located near Itacumbú River, in the region of Tomás Gomensoro. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine occupants were killed, among them Eduardo Justo, the son of the Argentinian President Agustin P. Justo. The rest of the crew consisted of one colonel, three lieutenant-colonel, one major and one lieutenant.
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