# NTSB LAX75AL061: Lockheed 1049H, N45516, Mesa, AZ, May 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1975
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1718  75/5/11    MESA,AZ             LOCKHEED 1049H      CR-  3  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1640                    N45516              PX-  3  0  0  FERRY                     38, 12300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            170 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MESA,AZ                     KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: DETONATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-4 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF ADI FLUID, ALL ENGS DMGD INTERNALLY. HIT TREES & PLAYHOUSE LDG IN DESERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45516](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45516-1975-09-05), registration cancelled 1975-09-05, S/N 4840, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1049H
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049H](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049h) (registry code 5262122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Falcon Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750511021399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511021399A), May 11, 1975: Lkheed 1049C55, Mesa, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Ran out of ADI fluid, all engs dmgd internally. Hit trees & playhouse ldg in desert.

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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