Status: | |
Date: | Monday 7 January 1963 |
Type: | Lockheed P-2H Neptune |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 140966 |
MSN: | 726-7068 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Alameda NAS, CA (NGZ) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Alameda NAS, CA (NGZ/KNGZ), United States of America |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The port auxiliary jet engine caught fire shortly after takeoff from NAS Alameda. The crew attempted to return but the aircraft became uncontrollable and ditched into San Francisco Bay.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
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US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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.