.jpg) A National Airlines Lockheed 18 Lodestar, similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 5, 1945 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Lakeland, Florida 27°59′20″N 082°01′07″W / 27.98889°N 82.01861°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed 18-50 Lodestar |
| Operator | National Airlines |
| Registration | NC18199 |
| Flight origin | Miami, Florida |
| 1st stopover | Fort Myers, Florida |
| 2nd stopover | Sarasota, Florida |
| 3rd stopover | St Petersburg, Florida |
| 4th stopover | Tampa, Florida |
| Destination | Lakeland Municipal Airport |
| Occupants | 15 |
| Passengers | 12 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 13 |
National Airlines Flight 16 was a domestic (U.S.), scheduled passenger flight from Miami, Florida, to Lakeland, Florida, that crashed on October 5, 1945. The aircraft was on the last leg of a Miami-Fort Myers-Sarasota-St Petersburg-Tampa-Lakeland route. The cause of the crash was determined to be a faulty missed approach procedure, which caused the aircraft to overshoot the runway and land in Lake Parker approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) beyond.[1] Two passengers drowned, and several others were injured.[2]
- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on September 13, 2009.
- ^ Civil Aeronautics Board. Docket #SA-108. File #3452-45. July 9, 1946. profile PDF. United States Department of Commerce. Accessed online from a previous URL (http://ntl1.specialcollection.net/scripts/ws.dll?browse&rn=327%22) on September 13, 2009.