ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed P2V-3 Neptune 122972 Kosing, North Korea [Sea of Japan]
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Date:Wednesday 26 December 1951
Type:Silhouette image of generic P2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed P2V-3 Neptune
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 122972
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:160 km (100 mls) E off Kosing, North Korea [Sea of Japan] (   Pacific Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Atsugi NAS (NJA/RJTA), Japan
Destination airport:Atsugi NAS (NJA/RJTA), Japan
Narrative:
The Lockheed P2V-3 Neptune ditched at night in bad weather during a weather reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrol mission due to a runaway prop.

Classification:
Ditching

Sources:
» The Atsugi 1951 Runaway Prop and Ditching / by Russell “Pete” McKnight and Jack Masters


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