On March 22, 1958, Todd's private plane "the Liz" crashed near Grants, New Mexico. The plane, a twin-engine Lockheed Lodestar, suffered engine failure, while being flown overloaded in icing conditions at an altitude that was too high for only one engine working under the heavy load. The plane went out of control and crashed, killing all four on board.(if links above fail to load report, visit http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net and select "Historical Aircraft Accident Reports (1934–1965)", then retry report links)</ref> Five days before the crash, Todd flew on this plane to Albuquerque, east of the crash site, to promote a screening of "Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days".