Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 2 April 1959
Aircraft Type: Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 141303
Location: Argentia-NAS, NL (NWP) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: Starboard wingStarboard wing
Category: Accident
A Lockheed WV-2 aircraft experienced a hard landing during an aborted barrier patrol mission following an engine failure. The aircraft flipped upside down and burned upon impact.A Lockheed WV-2 aircraft experienced a hard landing during an aborted barrier patrol mission following an engine failure. The aircraft flipped upside down and burned upon impact.
Description
The Lockheed WV-2 crashed during hard landing while returning from aborted barrier patrol mission with one engine out. The starboard wing broke off on impact, causing it to flip upside down and burn.
Source of Information
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Engine failure and subsequent hard landing.Engine failure and subsequent hard landing.Share on:
