Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 18 October 1958
Aircraft Type: Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 141294
Location: 0,3 km W off Argentia NAS, NL (NWP) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (Acroplanes, Rudder, Elevator)Aircraft Control Surfaces (Acroplanes, Rudder, Elevator)
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during an approach to Argentia NAS runway, crashing into Placentia Bay. The aircraft was 1000 feet short of the runway.A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during an approach to Argentia NAS runway, crashing into Placentia Bay. The aircraft was 1000 feet short of the runway.
Description
Crashed into Placentia Bay, 1000 feet short of the Argentia NAS runway during a GCA approach.
Source of Information
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Loss of altitude due to inadequate airspeed and/or control input during the approach.Loss of altitude due to inadequate airspeed and/or control input during the approach.Share on:
