Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 6 April 1958
Aircraft Type: Martin P5M-1 Marlin
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 130269
Location: off Iwakuni MCAS –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft engine(s) and/or control systems.Aircraft engine(s) and/or control systems.
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Iwakuni, Japan, resulting in a catastrophic sinking.A twin-engine aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Iwakuni, Japan, resulting in a catastrophic sinking.
Description
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Iwakuni, Japan, broke up and sank.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IM4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mCUEAAAAIBAJ&dq=japan%20navy%20plane&pg=3263%2C3337379http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IM4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mCUEAAAAIBAJ&dq=japan%20navy%20plane&pg=3263%2C3337379Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or pilot error during takeoff.Possible mechanical failure or pilot error during takeoff.Share on:
