Fatal NTSB investigations: Lockheed 18-56

12 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Lockheed 18-56. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19652026
Fatal NTSB investigations: Lockheed 18-56 per year, 1965–2026: 12 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5261642'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MKC86FA179Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLockheed 18-56 (Howard 250) · Texarkana, ARWhile apchg for a lndg, the acft pitched up, rolled inverted & impacted the terrain to the left of the rwy. No preimpactpart failure/malfunction was fnd; however, an inv revealed the acft had been loaded with the center-of-gravity (CG) wellbehind the aft…Aug 28, 1986 · N252K · DestroyedNTSB NYC84FA110Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLockheed 18-56 · Oneonta, NYAt aprx 2330 EST, witnesses near the crash site heard an acft, & shortly thereafter, they saw a flash. One of them, who was driving a car, went back to the area the next day & found the acft wreckage. The acft had crashed & burned about 1 mi from the apch end…Mar 17, 1984 · N77777 · DestroyedNTSB MIA78FA075Accident · 3 fatalClosedLockheed 18-56 · Durbin, FLMay 1, 1978 · N9051 · DestroyedNTSB MIA76AM076Accident · 2 fatalClosedLockheed 18-56 · Brighton, FLApr 9, 1976 · N64E · DestroyedNTSB FTW75OPD48Accident · 2 fatalClosedLockheed 18 · Vera Cruz, MexicoMar 31, 1975 · N35L · DestroyedNTSB MIA74AM058Accident · 3 fatalClosedLockheed 18 · Pompano Beach, FLJan 14, 1974 · N2375 · DestroyedNTSB FTW74AF012Accident · 3 fatalClosedLockheed L-18 · Pecos, TXSep 4, 1973 · N669M · DestroyedNTSB UNK72X0116Accident · 1 fatalClosedLockheed 18 · Clarendon, JamaicaSep 11, 1972 · N1040E · DestroyedNTSB LAX67A0095Accident · 2 fatalClosedLockheed 18 · Aguila, AZApr 11, 1967 · N699C · DestroyedNTSB OAK67A0056Accident · 10 fatalClosedLockheed 18 · Baja, MexicoDec 20, 1966 · N2222B · DestroyedNTSB NYC67A0060Accident · 1 fatalClosedLockheed L-18 · Short Creek, WVOct 13, 1966 · N131E · DestroyedNTSB CHI65A0068Accident · 2 fatalClosedLockheed L18 · Ypsilanti, MIJan 14, 1965 · N512V · Destroyed