Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 1 October 1961
Aircraft Type: Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon
Owner/operator: Bird & Sons
Registration Number: N7456C
Location: Phou Fa –
ÿ Laos
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants:
Component Affected: TailplaneTailplane
Category: Accident
A Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon aircraft crashed in Vientiane, Laos, on October 1st after its tailplane broke away during a drop of rice supplies for government forces and refugees. Two crew members were killed. The plane was a roller-floor cargo conversion for CIA supply drops in Laos.A Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon aircraft crashed in Vientiane, Laos, on October 1st after its tailplane broke away during a drop of rice supplies for government forces and refugees. Two crew members were killed. The plane was a roller-floor cargo conversion for CIA supply drops in Laos.
Description
The Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon crashed on Phou Fa after its tailplane broke away while in flight. The plane was dropping supplies of rice for the government forces and refugees. Two of the crew aboard were killed. Associated Press reported the plane crash from Vientiane on October 2 (Monday); the date of the incident was reported on Sunday (October 1). The former Navy Harpoon was a roller-floor cargo conversion for CIA supply drops in Laos.
Source of Information
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/lockheedlow.pdfhttp://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/lockheedlow.pdfPrimary Cause
Tailplane failure during flight.Tailplane failure during flight.Share on:
