National Airlines Flight 16
A National Airlines Lockheed 18 Lodestar, similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 5, 1945 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Lakeland, Florida 27°59′20″N 082°01′07″W / 27.98889°N 82.01861°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed 18-50 Lodestar |
| Operator | National Airlines |
| Registration | NC18199 |
| Flight origin | Miami, Florida |
| 1st stopover | Fort Myers, Florida |
| 2nd stopover | Sarasota, Florida |
| 3rd stopover | St Petersburg, Florida |
| 4th stopover | Tampa, Florida |
| Destination | Lakeland Municipal Airport |
| Occupants | 15 |
| Passengers | 12 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 13 |
National Airlines Flight 16 was a domestic (U.S.), scheduled passenger flight from Miami, Florida, to Lakeland, Florida, that crashed on October 5, 1945. The aircraft was on the last leg of a Miami-Fort Myers-Sarasota-St Petersburg-Tampa-Lakeland 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. Two passengers drowned, and several others were injured.