Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 January 1968
Aircraft Type: Lockheed OP-2E Neptune
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 131436
Location: Phou Louang Mountain –
ÿ Laos
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Lockheed OP-2E Neptune aircraftLockheed OP-2E Neptune aircraft
Category: Accident
On January 19, 1996, an Air Force A-1 aircraft located the wreckage of a Lockheed OP-2E Neptune aircraft crash site on the north side of a cliff, approximately 150 feet below the 4,583-foot ridge line. Recovery of the remains was completed in March 2002.On January 19, 1996, an Air Force A-1 aircraft located the wreckage of a Lockheed OP-2E Neptune aircraft crash site on the north side of a cliff, approximately 150 feet below the 4,583-foot ridge line. Recovery of the remains was completed in March 2002.
Description
The Lockheed OP-2E Neptune operated on an acoustic buoy drop mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. At 9:57 AM radio contact with his aircraft was lost. No trace of the aircraft was found. On 23 January an Air Force A-1 located the crash site on the north side of a cliff, 150 feet below the 4,583-foot ridge line. Recovery of the remains did not begin until 1996 and was completed January through March 2002
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://www.vo-67.org/vo67_newspaper_articles.html#tophttp://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://www.vo-67.org/vo67_newspaper_articles.html#topPrimary Cause
Possible malfunction or navigational error leading to a catastrophic crash.Possible malfunction or navigational error leading to a catastrophic crash.Share on:
