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colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Lockheed_18_National_Air_Lines_(5028200559).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Lockheed_18_National_Air_Lines_%285028200559%29.jpg/220px-Lockheed_18_National_Air_Lines_%285028200559%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Lockheed_18_National_Air_Lines_%285028200559%29.jpg/330px-Lockheed_18_National_Air_Lines_%285028200559%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Lockheed_18_National_Air_Lines_%285028200559%29.jpg/440px-Lockheed_18_National_Air_Lines_%285028200559%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="684" data-file-height="479" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:1.3em;">A National Airlines Lockheed 18 Lodestar, similar to the one involved in the accident</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Accident</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">October 5, 1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Summary</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Pilot_error" title="Pilot error">Pilot error</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Site</th><td class="infobox-data flabel location" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida">Lakeland, Florida</a> <br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output 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white">Aircraft</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Aircraft type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Lodestar" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockheed Lodestar">Lockheed 18-50 Lodestar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/National_Airlines_(NA)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Airlines (NA)">National Airlines</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_registration" title="Aircraft registration">Registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">NC18199</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Flight origin</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">1st stopover</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Myers,_Florida" title="Fort Myers, Florida">Fort Myers, Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">2nd stopover</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida" title="Sarasota, Florida">Sarasota, Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">3rd stopover</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/St_Petersburg,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="St Petersburg, Florida">St Petersburg, Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">4th stopover</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Destination</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Lodwick_Field" title="Lodwick Field">Lakeland Municipal Airport</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Occupants</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">15</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Passengers</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Crew</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Survivors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">13</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>National Airlines Flight 16</b> was a domestic (U.S.), scheduled passenger flight from <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida">Lakeland, Florida</a>, that crashed on October 5, 1945. The aircraft was on the last leg of a <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami</a>-<a href="/wiki/Fort_Myers,_Florida" title="Fort Myers, Florida">Fort Myers</a>-<a href="/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida" title="Sarasota, Florida">Sarasota</a>-<a href="/wiki/St_Petersburg,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="St Petersburg, Florida">St Petersburg</a>-<a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa</a>-<a href="/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida">Lakeland</a> route. The cause of the crash was determined to be a faulty missed approach procedure, which caused the aircraft to overshoot the runway and land in Lake Parker approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) beyond.<sup id="cite_ref-asn_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two passengers drowned, and several others were injured.<sup id="cite_ref-cab_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_and_crew">Aircraft and crew</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Airlines_Flight_16&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Aircraft and crew"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flight 16 was serviced by a <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Lodestar" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockheed Lodestar">Lockheed Lodestar 18-50</a> that had been manufactured in 1942 for the <a href="/wiki/US_Army_Air_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="US Army Air Corps">US Army Air Corps</a>. The aircraft was owned by the <a href="/wiki/Defense_Plant_Corporation" title="Defense Plant Corporation">Defense Plant Corporation</a>, and was leased to <a href="/wiki/National_Airlines_(NA)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Airlines (NA)">National Airlines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cab_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airframe had accumulated a total of 1798 hours of airtime, 628 hours of which had occurred since its last overhaul. The aircraft was one of only 13 Lodestar 18-50s variants built out of a total of 625 Lodestar 18's. </p><p>The aircraft was piloted by <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Aircraft commander">Captain</a> William Merrill Corry, an employee of National Airlines since November 1943. Captain Corry had a total of 4800 hours of flight time, and 851 hours on a Lockheed 18–50. The copilot was First Officer William Hawley Conrad, an employee of National Airlines since May 7, 1945. First Officer Conrad had 5247 hours of flight time, with 409 on a Lockheed 18–50. The stewardess was Ethel Katherine McCoy.<sup id="cite_ref-cab_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flight_and_crash">Flight and crash</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Airlines_Flight_16&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Flight and crash"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The aircraft, a <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Lodestar" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockheed Lodestar">Lockheed 18-50 Lodestar</a>, departed Miami at 9:12 p.m. on October 4, 1945, 1 hour, 15 minutes behind schedule due to delays in previous flights. The flight progressed normally during stops at Fort Myers, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. The plane departed Tampa at 12:45 a.m. and continued towards Lakeland.<sup id="cite_ref-cab_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lakeland reported 9 miles of <a href="/wiki/Visibility" title="Visibility">visibility</a> with scattered clouds at 500 feet (150 m). At 12:58 a.m., at seven miles from the airfield, the pilots established a straight-in descent to the northeastern runway. The descent continued normally until the aircraft reached 600 feet (180 m), when the aircraft abruptly entered an unexpected cloud.<sup id="cite_ref-asn_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This prompted the captain to retract the <a href="/wiki/Landing_gear" title="Landing gear">landing gear</a> and tell the first officer that he was going to initiate a <a href="/wiki/Missed_approach" title="Missed approach">missed approach</a>, and go around for a second attempt at landing.<sup id="cite_ref-asn_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cab_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Witnesses on the ground observed that the aircraft continued along the <a href="/wiki/Runway" title="Runway">runway</a> at approximately 30 to 40 feet (9.1 to 12.2 m) above the surface. It passed the end of the runway and struck the surface of the Lake Parker adjacent to the Lakeland airport approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) beyond the end of the runway. The aircraft skipped an additional 1,000 feet (300 m), shedding <a href="/wiki/Fuselage" title="Fuselage">fuselage</a> covering as it went, before sinking in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water.<sup id="cite_ref-cab_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two passengers drowned. All other occupants escaped from the wreckage and were rescued by locals within thirty minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-cab_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investigation">Investigation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Airlines_Flight_16&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Investigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Civil_Aeronautics_Board" title="Civil Aeronautics Board">Civil Aeronautics Board</a> investigators examined the wreckage and determined that there had been no malfunction or failure of aircraft equipment. The condition of the wreckage indicated that the plane had first struck the water in a level <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bellyflop" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:bellyflop">bellyflop</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cab_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Civil Aeronautics Board determined that: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Testimony of the flight personnel and the results of pilot check flights conducted by the CAB and company check pilots subsequent to the hearing revealed a definite lack of familiarity of some National Airlines' captains with the operating limitation of the Lodestar. Although legally qualified to pilot the aircraft, their proficiency was not in conformance with accepted standards. ... The company training program and training facilities were inadequate for the maintenance of sufficient competency of pilot personnel with respect to the Lockheed 18-50.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/Civil_Aeronautics_Board" title="Civil Aeronautics Board">Civil Aeronautics Board</a>, Docket #SA-108. File #3452-45<sup id="cite_ref-cab_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>Because of the captain's unfamiliarity with the aircraft specifications, he waited too long to commit himself to the go-around procedure, dooming the aircraft as immediate action was necessary. The CAB also determined that the pilot had available alternative procedures which would have enabled him to complete the maneuver safely. The cause of the crash was ultimately determined to be due to <a href="/wiki/Pilot_error" title="Pilot error">pilot error</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cab_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Airlines_Flight_16&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-asn-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-asn_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-asn_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-asn_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19451005-0">Accident description</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Aviation_Safety_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Aviation Safety Network">Aviation Safety Network</a>. Retrieved on September 13, 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cab-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cab_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cab_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cab_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cab_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cab_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cab_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cab_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cab_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cab_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cab_2-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Civil_Aeronautics_Board" title="Civil Aeronautics Board">Civil Aeronautics Board</a>. Docket #SA-108. File #3452-45. July 9, 1946. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33259">profile</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33259/dot_33259_DS1.pdf">PDF</a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Commerce" title="United States Department of Commerce">United States Department of Commerce</a>. 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1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1945</span>)</span> </span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;padding-left:0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jan 8</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><i><a href="/wiki/China_Clipper" title="China Clipper">China Clipper</a></i></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jan 10</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_6001" title="American Airlines Flight 6001">American Airlines Flight 6001</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jan 31</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1945_Australian_National_Airways_Stinson_crash" title="1945 Australian National Airways Stinson crash">Australian National Airways Stinson 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<li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Tom_B-17_crash" title="Mount Tom B-17 crash">Mount Tom B-17 crash</a> (July 9 1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_513" title="TWA Flight 513">TWA Flight 513</a> (July 11 1946)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1947</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_521" title="United Air Lines Flight 521">United Air Lines Flight 521</a> (May 29 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_605" title="Eastern Air Lines Flight 605">Eastern Air Lines Flight 605</a> (May 30 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Central_Airlines_Flight_410" title="Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 410">Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 410</a> (June 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_608" title="United Air Lines Flight 608">United Air Lines Flight 608</a> (October 24 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_923" title="Pan Am Flight 923">Pan Am Flight 923</a> (October 26 1947)*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1948</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mantell_UFO_incident" title="Mantell UFO incident">Mantell UFO incident</a> (January 7 1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Los_Gatos_DC-3_crash" title="1948 Los Gatos DC-3 crash">Los Gatos DC-3 crash</a> (January 28 1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_705" title="Delta Air Lines Flight 705">Delta Air Lines Flight 705</a> (March 10 1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_4422" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 4422">Northwest Airlines Flight 4422</a> (March 12 1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_624" title="United Air Lines Flight 624">United Air Lines Flight 624</a> (June 1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Lake_Mead_Boeing_B-29_crash" title="1948 Lake Mead Boeing B-29 crash">Lake Mead Boeing B-29 crash</a> (July 1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_421" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 421">Northwest Airlines Flight 421</a> (August 1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Georgia_USAF_Boeing_B-29_crash" title="1948 Georgia USAF Boeing B-29 crash">Georgia USAF Boeing B-29 crash</a> (October 1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Airborne_Transport_DC-3_disappearance" title="1948 Airborne Transport DC-3 disappearance">Airborne Transport DC-3 disappearance</a> (December 1948)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1949</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1949_Strato-Freight_Curtiss_C-46A_crash" title="1949 Strato-Freight Curtiss C-46A crash">Strato-Freight Curtiss C-46A crash</a> (June 1949)</li> 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