Incident Overview
Date: Friday 21 November 1947
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 89095
Location: 180 km W off San Diego, CA –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during flight, resulting in a crash into the sea. Two crew members were rescued by a submarine.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during flight, resulting in a crash into the sea. Two crew members were rescued by a submarine.
Description
Crashed into sea, two crew members rescued by submarine.
Source of Information
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SBS19471122&e=——-en–20-DS-1–txt-txIN-Navy+plane+Alameda——-1https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SBS19471122&e=——-en–20-DS-1–txt-txIN-Navy+plane+Alameda——-1Primary Cause
Aircraft failure ? likely a structural or control system malfunction.Aircraft failure ? likely a structural or control system malfunction.Share on:
