Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 21 January 1951
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P2V-4 Neptune
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 124227
Location: 1,8 km N off Okinawa-Naha NAS (OKA) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Neptune aircraftNeptune aircraft
Category: Accident
A Neptune aircraft experienced a loss of control during takeoff from Okinawa-Nahas Naval Air Station, resulting in a grounding.A Neptune aircraft experienced a loss of control during takeoff from Okinawa-Nahas Naval Air Station, resulting in a grounding.
Description
The Neptune ditched in heavy seas after take off from Okinawa-Naha Naval Air Station, Japan.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff.Loss of control during takeoff.Share on:
