We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
January 20, 1942Accident
Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200-300 feet, the left engine caught fire. The airplane stalled and crashed on the runway, bursting into flames. All 11 occupants were killed. Crew (2nd Squadron): F/Lt Robert Wylie Cuming, pilot, P/O Robert Henry Martin, copilot, P/O P. H. Richards, Sgt J. Bessell-Browne. Passengers: Sgt A. E. Blake, Sgt Henry Jennings Dean, Sgt Kevin Henry Kelaher, LAC O. F. E. Crawford, LAC Edmund Geoffrey Mears, LAC Vincent Harold Smith, LAC Frank Morris.
Lockheed L-414 Hudson · 11 fatalities
It was determined that the airplane was overloaded, which affected the operation of the port engine that caught fire during the initial climb. A precipitated and incorrect trim adjustment on part of the crew and/or a structural failure following the loss of the port engine may be considered as contributing factors. Full accident record