Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 8 February 1956
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 122466
Location: Northern Venezuela –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
A Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune crashed en-route to Antarctica, searching for a missing US Navy DHC-3 Otter. The aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of both starboard and port engines, leading to a ‘dead stick’ landing in a remote jungle swamp. The pilot returned to Piarco Airport, Trinidad, and both wings were ripped off, the hull ruptured, and the plane was completely destroyed.A Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune crashed en-route to Antarctica, searching for a missing US Navy DHC-3 Otter. The aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of both starboard and port engines, leading to a ‘dead stick’ landing in a remote jungle swamp. The pilot returned to Piarco Airport, Trinidad, and both wings were ripped off, the hull ruptured, and the plane was completely destroyed.
Description
The Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune crashed while en-route to Antarctica to search for a missing US Navy DHC-3 Otter. Over the northern coast of Venezuela the aircraft’s lost the starboard engine. Torbet elected to return to Piarco Airport, Trinidad. Fifteen miles from the coast, the port engine failed as well. The pilot then made a ‘dead stick’ landing in the only jungle clearing in a remote jungle swamp. The plane was completely demolished. Both wings were ripped off and the hull ruptured, all the crew survived unhurt and were rescued by Venezuelan authorities.
Source of Information
http://www.radiocom.net/vx6/noel2.htm, http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/03000, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlhttp://www.radiocom.net/vx6/noel2.htm, http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/03000, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Loss of both engines during en-route flight.Loss of both engines during en-route flight.Share on:
