Incident Overview
Date: Monday 3 September 1962
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune
Owner/operator: Japan Maritime Self Defence Force – JMSDF
Registration Number: 4628
Location: Nase, Amami –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Parachute deployment system.Parachute deployment system.
Category: Accident
A Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune crashed on Amami Island, resulting in the deaths of all 12 occupants. The aircraft was transporting blood and plasma for an emergency operation on the island, with the intention of dropping a case via parachute.A Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune crashed on Amami Island, resulting in the deaths of all 12 occupants. The aircraft was transporting blood and plasma for an emergency operation on the island, with the intention of dropping a case via parachute.
Description
A Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune clipped a tree and crashed in a residential area on Amami Island, killing all 12 on board. The aircraft was transporting blood and plasma for an emergency operation on the island. It was the intention to drop the case by parachute.
Source of Information
https://newspaperarchive.com/pacific-stars-and-stripes-sep-04-1962-p-6/, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlhttps://newspaperarchive.com/pacific-stars-and-stripes-sep-04-1962-p-6/, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during parachute deployment.Mechanical failure during parachute deployment.Share on:
