Descripción del Accidente ASN 23 MAR 1965 Canadair CP-107 Argus Mk.2 20727

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Fecha:	martes 23 marzo 1965
Tipo:	Canadair CP-107 Argus Mk.2
Operador:	Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Registración:	20727
Numéro de série:	18
Año de Construcción:	1958
Motores:	4 Wright R-3350
Tripulación:	Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 15
Pasajeros:	Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1
Total:	Fatalidades: 16 / Ocupantes: 16
Daños en la Aeronave:	Anulado
Consecuencias:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:	96 km (60 milles) N de la costa de Puerto Rico ( Océano Atlántico)
Fase:	En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:	Militar
Aeropuerto de Salida:	Roosevelt Roads-Roosevelt NAS (NRR/TJNR), Puerto Rico
Aeropuerto de Llegada:	Roosevelt Roads-Roosevelt NAS (NRR/TJNR), Puerto Rico

Descripción:
Crashed during night exercise. All 15 crew members from the 404 squadron and one government research scientist died in the accident.
When the aircraft did a low fly over near the HMS Alcide submarine, it did a hard bank and the wing caught a large swell. It impacted the water half a mile from the submarine.

Fuentes:

» Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence
» findagrave.com

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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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