Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 January 1965
Aircraft Type: Lockheed SP-2H Neptune
Owner/operator: Marine Luchtvaart Dienst – MLD
Registration Number: 212
Location: off Katwijk –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and flight control systems.Aircraft engine and flight control systems.
Category: Accident
A Lockheed SP-2H Neptune patrol plane, being prepared for a search and rescue mission, crashed into the sea during nighttime operation at Valkenburg Naval Air Station, Netherlands. Two mechanics boarded the aircraft, initiated engine operation, and began taxiing to the runway. The aircraft then ascended steeply and descended over Katwijk, resulting in a crash.A Lockheed SP-2H Neptune patrol plane, being prepared for a search and rescue mission, crashed into the sea during nighttime operation at Valkenburg Naval Air Station, Netherlands. Two mechanics boarded the aircraft, initiated engine operation, and began taxiing to the runway. The aircraft then ascended steeply and descended over Katwijk, resulting in a crash.
Description
Two mechanics who were on night time duty at Valkenburg Naval Air Station, the Netherlands, began preparing a Lockheed SP-2H Neptune patrol plane on the flight line. They told two guards that the flight crew was due to arrive for a search and rescue mission. Both men boarded the aircraft, started the engines and began taxiing to the runway. The aircraft took off and was seen to climb steeply. It then began a descent over the city of Katwijk and crashed into the sea.
Source of Information
http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19650123&id=LC-19650123-1002, https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/NLC/1965-01-23/edition/0/page/1, http://onzevloot.weebly.com/neptune-212-v-gekaapt.htmlhttp://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19650123&id=LC-19650123-1002, https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/NLC/1965-01-23/edition/0/page/1, http://onzevloot.weebly.com/neptune-212-v-gekaapt.htmlPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during aircraft operation.Mechanical failure during aircraft operation.Share on:
