Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 26 September 1950
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P2V Neptune
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Location: 0,8 km off North Korea –
ÿ North Korea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and navigation systems.Aircraft control surfaces and navigation systems.
Category: Accident
A Neptune aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude and subsequently crashed off the coast of Korea.A Neptune aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude and subsequently crashed off the coast of Korea.
Description
The Neptune ditched half a mile off the coast of Korea.
Source of Information
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/Primary Cause
Loss of altitude due to a sudden change in wind conditions.Loss of altitude due to a sudden change in wind conditions.Share on:
