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Federal authorities are investigating the crash of a twin-engine Lockheed 12A plane near Chino Airport that reportedly left two people dead Saturday.
The original Lockheed 12 version, with Wasp Junior engines, was the Model 12A. [4] Almost every Lockheed 12 built was a 12A or derived from the 12A. There was also a Model 12B , using 440 hp (330 kW) Wright R-975-E3 Whirlwind radials, but only two of this model were built. [ 3 ]
On 15 June 2024, a twin-engine Lockheed 12 Electra owned by the museum crashed on take-off during a Father's Day event. Two people, including the operator of the museum Frank Wright, were killed. According to the FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident. [3] [4]
Jacob later posted a video of the event on YouTube, provoking controversy among members of the aviation community who believed that the crash was staged. [ 86 ] [ 87 ] [ 88 ] The FAA revoked Jacob's pilot certificate in 2022 after determining that he crashed the aircraft for the sole purpose of filming it.
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December 29 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar flying from New York to Miami, crashed in the Florida Everglades when the crew was distracted by a faulty gear-down light, resulting in the deaths of 101 of the 176 people on board. This was the first crash of a widebody aircraft and the first loss of a Lockheed Tristar.
Lockheed F-117A, 80-785, crashes on take-off on its first test flight at Groom Lake, Nevada, due to crossed wiring of the yaw controls, coming to rest inverted adjacent to the runway. Lockheed test pilot Bob Ridenhauer survives with serious injuries and retires from test flying. He has to be cut out of the overturned cockpit section.
The prototype Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar crashes shortly after take off on its second flight due to incorrect aerodynamic modeling of the vehicle's flight control laws. [179] 28 April A Panavia Tornado IDS, tactical number 43+83 of the GAF was severely damaged during low level flight exercise at CFB Goose Bay, Canada. [citation needed] 10 May