# NTSB DCA74AZ021: Lockheed 382, N14ST, Springfield, IL, May 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1974
- Place: Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA74AZ021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0008  74/5/23    SPRINGFIELD,ILL     LOCKHEED 382        CR-  3  0  0  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1553                    N14ST               PX-  1  0  0                            58, 15553 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2424 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - SATURN AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ALAMEDA,CALIF               WILMINGTON,DEL               INDIANAPOLIS,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNDISCOVERED,PREEXISTING FATIGUE CRACKS.OWS 162,LWR FRONT SPAR CAP.OUTBOARD SECT L WING SEPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14ST](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14ST-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N 4225, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 382
- Registry model: [Lockheed 382B](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-382b) (registry code 5264104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N14ST (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC71AK049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK049), Mar 18, 1971: Lockheed Ga 382B (N14ST), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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