Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 21 July 1957 |
Time: | 12:30 |
Type: | Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 140156 |
MSN: | 726-7059 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Pinerolo ( Italy)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Neptune was engaged in searching for missing P2V-6 126535 when it flew into a box canyon in the Italian Alps It impacted Monte Granero.
Sources:
» L'Unitá 22-7-1957
» L'Unitá 24-7-1957
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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.