Incident Overview
Date: Friday 19 July 1957
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P2V-6 Neptune
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 126535
Location: Fiera di Primiero –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft, likely a single-engine regional jet, experienced a sudden loss of control and crashed into a mountainous area known as Cima Fradusta in the Dolomiti mountains. The impact caused significant damage to the aircraft.A small aircraft, likely a single-engine regional jet, experienced a sudden loss of control and crashed into a mountainous area known as Cima Fradusta in the Dolomiti mountains. The impact caused significant damage to the aircraft.
Description
Crashed into Cima Fradusta, Dolomiti.
Source of Information
https://www.guidedolomiti.com/en/news-en/history/lockheed-p-2v6-neptune-crash/https://www.guidedolomiti.com/en/news-en/history/lockheed-p-2v6-neptune-crash/Primary Cause
Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and pilot error.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and pilot error.Share on:
