DON LOCKWOOD STATION AGENT, PILOT 1954 - 1985 DEN HUSBAND OF FLIGHT ATTENDANT KAREN LINES LOCKWOOD Capt. Jim Langhofer, FO Don Lockwood & FA Jody Lohse were on flight 73 enroute to GJT with 19 passengers. They had just taken off from PUB when they got a fire light on the left engine. They had to abort takeoff after losing both engines. The pilot guided aircraft under some power lines to land in widest arroyo he saw. No injuries but prop sliced into cockpit narrowly missing pilots. SN 64424 on Saturday afternoon, 8/23/58. Langhofer said afterwards, "When we hit, I flew her on her tail, then bellied as best I could." He joined FL in 1950 and had received the Air Medal for his performance in the Berlin Airlift. Info from newpsper clippings in my file - most from Joe & Pat Craze. See photo of pilots I posted at FL Club. -Jake Lamkins (2/25/03) D. L. LOCKWOOD Seniority date of 8/25/54 on the 1/1/55 FL/RMAAA seniority list. Seniority date of 12/23/57 on the 9/1/72 & 9/1/81 FL/ALPA seniority lists. He is not on the 9/1/85 FL/ALPA seniority list. Don was first officer on the DC-3 that crashed at PUB 8/23/1958. Excerpt from CAB Report First Officer Donald L. Lockwood, age 25, was employed by Frontier Airlines August 31, 1954. He held a valid airman certificate with commercial pilot and instrument ratings. According to company records he had a total of 910 pilot hours, of which 498 were acquired in DC-3 equipment. His last CAA (FAA) physical examination was passed on December 13, 1957, with no waivers or restrictions. His last instrument check was on December 27, 1957. -Jake Lamkins (3/3/07) FL Club Captain Don Lockwood flew west on January 11, 2018. He suffered from lung cancer. He was cared for by his wife, Karen and daughter Jeri along with Home Hospice. There are no services and cremation has taken place. Don was married to Karen Lines, a former FAL flight attendant. They resided in Parker after many years raising quarter horses near Watkins. -Barb Turner (1/27/18) This is heart breaking... -Loretta Lesher (1/28/18) Oh so very sad!! -Lisa Kerr Zeman (1/28/18) How very sad sorry to hear all of this. I loved our Pilots; they were the best; I miss them so much; I miss the days:/ -Jaynie Bishop (1/28/18) A fine gentleman and an excellent pilot. R.I.P.?? -George Fay (1/29/18) May they both Rest in Peace. -Ginger Treptow (1/29/18) I flew a lot with Don Lockwood when I first started with FAL, based in BIL. Don was really a cool guy & a good pilot! -Bonnie Dahl (1/29/18) Yes Porky aka Lockwood was a Hoot! He and Rod flew a lot of lines together... -Diane Wright Smith (1/29/18) Oh my, a great guy! Flew my very 1st flight with Don and George Dardano!! I was on a turn and ended up out for 4 Days - they took care of a rookie! Had lots of fun flights! -Pat Williams-harter (1/29/18) RIP -Robin Charovano (1/29/18) D L LOCKWOOD DEN station agent per the Nov 1955 Frontier Roster. ------------------------------------------------------------ D L LOCKWOOD DEN co-pilot DOB 9/6/33 DOH 8/25/54 per the Feb 1960 Frontier Roster. ------------------------------------------------------------ D L LOCKWOOD Pilot seniority date of 12/23/57, #58, per the Sep 1981 Frontier pilots seniority list. He is not on the Sep 1985 seniority list. ------------------------------------------------------------ D L LOCKWOOD DEN 737 captain per the May 1984 pilot domicile list. He is not on the May 1985 pilot domicile list. ------------------------------------------------------------ D L LOCKWOOD DEN Emp# 05301 per the Nov 1984 Frontier Roster. I will assume he retired in 1985 until info otherwise is received. No obituary or death notice was found in an online search. -Jake Lamkins (2/11/18) FLacebook - FL Club FLight West: Don Lockwood DEN station agent and pilot Don Lockwood's memorial web page is posted at http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Don_Lockwood.html Still need an obituary for Don but there may not have been one. Post your remembrances of him. -Jake Lamkins (2/12/18)