Cincinnati - Cincinnati

The crew departed Cincinnati-Lunken Field in the morning to conduct a local training flight. After completing several maneuvers in the area, the twin engine airplane passed over a school at low height and with both engines at full throttle before it crashed in flames in a wooded area located in Madeira. All three crew members were killed, two pilots of the Champion Paper & Fiber Company and one instructor. Crew: Charles Hayes, Robert Kern, Joseph Lockwood.

Flight / Schedule

Cincinnati - Cincinnati

Registration

N31CP

MSN

5165

Year of Manufacture

1942

Date

February 17, 1960 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Madeira Ohio

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

39.1909°, -84.3636°

Narrative Report

On February 17, 1960 at 12:00 AM, Cincinnati - Cincinnati experienced a crash involving Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, operated by Champion Paper %26 Fiber Company, with the event recorded near Madeira Ohio.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Cincinnati-Lunken Field in the morning to conduct a local training flight. After completing several maneuvers in the area, the twin engine airplane passed over a school at low height and with both engines at full throttle before it crashed in flames in a wooded area located in Madeira. All three crew members were killed, two pilots of the Champion Paper & Fiber Company and one instructor. Crew: Charles Hayes, Robert Kern, Joseph Lockwood.

Aircraft reference details include registration N31CP, MSN 5165, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.1909°, -84.3636°.

Fatalities

Total

3

Crew

3

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew departed Cincinnati-Lunken Field in the morning to conduct a local training flight. After completing several maneuvers in the area, the twin engine airplane passed over a school at low height and with both engines at full throttle before it crashed in flames in a wooded area located in Madeira. All three crew members were killed, two pilots of the Champion Paper & Fiber Company and one instructor. Crew: Charles Hayes, Robert Kern, Joseph Lockwood.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Cincinnati - Cincinnati

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

N31CP

MSN

5165

Year of Manufacture

1942