ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation 143193 Midway Island-Sand Island Field (MDY)
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Date:Sunday 22 January 1961
Time:03:04
Type:Silhouette image of generic CONI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 143193
MSN: 4467
First flight: 1957
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 22
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 22
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Midway Island-Sand Island Field (MDY) (   U.S. Minor Outlying Islands)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Midway Island-Sand Island Field (MDY/PMDY), U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
Destination airport:Midway Island-Sand Island Field (MDY/PMDY), U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
Narrative:
While returning from aborted barrier mission, the aircraft hit seawall debris at end of the short runway. The main mount was sheared off and it cartwheeled, slid into a Crash Crew Truck, exploded and burned. All 3 inside the truck also suffered fatal injuries.

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