ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed P2V Neptune 131521 Kronborg Glacier
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Date:Friday 12 January 1962
Type:Silhouette image of generic P2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed P2V Neptune
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 131521
MSN: 426-5402
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Kronborg Glacier (   Greenland)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Keflavík Naval Air Station (KEF/BIKF), Iceland
Destination airport:Keflavík Naval Air Station (KEF/BIKF), Iceland
Narrative:
Crashed during routine reconnaissance mission looking for Russian submarines.

Sources:
» navy.mil
» vpnavy.org
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
» Daily Globe January 13,1962


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accident date: 12-01-1962
type: Lockheed P2V Neptune
registration: 131521
 

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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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