Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 21 July 1957
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 140156
Location: near Pinerolo –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.
Category: Accident
A Neptune aircraft was searching for a P2V-6 flight, encountering a box canyon in the Italian Alps. It impacted Monte Granero.A Neptune aircraft was searching for a P2V-6 flight, encountering a box canyon in the Italian Alps. It impacted Monte Granero.
Description
The Neptune was engaged in searching for missing P2V-6 126535 when it flew into a box canyon in the Italian Alps It impacted Monte Granero.
Primary Cause
Possible aerodynamic instability during descent/takeoff due to mountainous terrain.Possible aerodynamic instability during descent/takeoff due to mountainous terrain.Share on:
