Monmouth – Chicago

On March 5, 1965 at 01:58 PM, Monmouth – Chicago experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by Pine Paper Products Company, with the event recorded near Philipsburg-Mid-State Pennsylvania.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route to Chicago, both engines failed simultaneously. The pilot reduced his altitude and elected to divert to Philipsburg-Mid-State Airport. On final, the visibility was poor due to snow falls when the airplane struck power cables and crashed in flames in a snow covered field. A passenger was seriously injured while both other occupants were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N600N, MSN 2567, year of manufacture 1943.