Incident Overview
Date: Monday 19 October 1953
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 124901
Location: M?rdalsjkull Glacier –
ÿ Iceland
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Accident
On October 1981, a reconnaissance aircraft operating out of NAS Keflavik, Iceland, experienced a catastrophic engine failure and impact with the M?rdalsjkull Glacier. The aircraft lost altitude, resulting in a significant impact. Rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather conditions, and the wreckage was partially buried in ice before being rediscovered in the following year.On October 1981, a reconnaissance aircraft operating out of NAS Keflavik, Iceland, experienced a catastrophic engine failure and impact with the M?rdalsjkull Glacier. The aircraft lost altitude, resulting in a significant impact. Rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather conditions, and the wreckage was partially buried in ice before being rediscovered in the following year.
Description
The aircraft operated on a routine reconnaissance patrol mission out of NAS Keflavik, Iceland. During the last radio contact the pilot reported that one engine was out and that the aircraft was losing altitude between the southern coast of Iceland and the Vestmannaeyjar Island. The aircraft impacted the M?rdalsjkull Glacier, some 175 km east of Keflavik. Rescue workers reached the wreckage in poor weather and were able to extract one body from the wreckage before storms sealed it in the ice. The wreckage was spotted again in October 1981. The bodies of the eight remaining crewmen were recovered.
Source of Information
https://books.google.nl/books?id=vpjJTApow0oC&lpg=PA28&ots=lIBJO-Ogh_&dq=124901%20navy%20neptune&hl=nl&pg=PA28#v=onepage&q=124901%20navy%20neptune&f=false, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlhttps://books.google.nl/books?id=vpjJTApow0oC&lpg=PA28&ots=lIBJO-Ogh_&dq=124901%20navy%20neptune&hl=nl&pg=PA28#v=onepage&q=124901%20navy%20neptune&f=false, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Engine failure leading to loss of altitude and subsequent impact with a glacier.Engine failure leading to loss of altitude and subsequent impact with a glacier.Share on:
