Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 4 September 1951
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P2V-3 Neptune
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 122978
Location: 48 km E off Montauk Point, NY, USA –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: The P2V-3 aircraft.The P2V-3 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A P2V-3 aircraft crashed at sea during a submarine exercise near Block Island and Montauk Point, Long Island, N.Y.A P2V-3 aircraft crashed at sea during a submarine exercise near Block Island and Montauk Point, Long Island, N.Y.
Description
The P2V-3 crashed at sea during an exercise with a submarine in the waters between Block Island and Montauk Point, Long Island, N.Y.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://www.newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cold-war-plane-crash/http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://www.newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cold-war-plane-crash/Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or navigational error during the exercise.Possible mechanical failure or navigational error during the exercise.Share on:
