Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 4 November 1948
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 39333
Location: Mount Guemes, Vancouver Island, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft structureAircraft structure
Category: Accident
On October 16, 1961, a plane crashed into high ground following an initial flight into the area. The wreckage was not discovered until that date.On October 16, 1961, a plane crashed into high ground following an initial flight into the area. The wreckage was not discovered until that date.
Description
Flew into high ground. The wreckage was not located until 16 October 1961.
Source of Information
https://archive.org/details/AirTrafficintheTyrrhenianSeaReCommercialaircraftcrashin1980/page/n17/mode/2up, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://vpi.calgarywaterford.org/memorial/accident_list_1page17.shtmlhttps://archive.org/details/AirTrafficintheTyrrhenianSeaReCommercialaircraftcrashin1980/page/n17/mode/2up, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://vpi.calgarywaterford.org/memorial/accident_list_1page17.shtmlPrimary Cause
High ground conditions likely contributed to the crash.High ground conditions likely contributed to the crash.Share on:
