Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 11 February 1969
Aircraft Type: Lockheed SP-2E Neptune
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 131487
Location: 11 km SE of Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS, CA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Right wingtipRight wingtip
Category: Accident
A Neptune aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during a nighttime training flight near Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS, California. A missed approach resulted in a right wingtip strike against the southern ridge of Harding Canyon, leading to cartwheeling and subsequent disintegration.A Neptune aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during a nighttime training flight near Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS, California. A missed approach resulted in a right wingtip strike against the southern ridge of Harding Canyon, leading to cartwheeling and subsequent disintegration.
Description
The Neptune operated on a night time training flight, conducting practice landings at Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS, California. During a missed approach the right wingtip struck the southern ridge of Harding Canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains. The aircraft cartwheeled and disintegrated.
Source of Information
http://www.aircraftwrecks.com/vets/veterans4.htm, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlhttp://www.aircraftwrecks.com/vets/veterans4.htm, http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Missed approach during a nighttime training flight.Missed approach during a nighttime training flight.Share on:
