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| Date: | Sunday 8 January 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-2E Neptune |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 131495 |
| MSN: | 426-5376 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Camp Springs-Andrews Navy Air Field, MD (NSF) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camp Springs-Andrews Navy Air Field, MD (NSF) |
Crashed at Kenneth Hook five minutes after take-off. Caused by the trim tab actuator not bing lubricated and spalling in a spiral shape, so that it could not move the elevators in the tail.
Sources:
https://forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/p2v_neptune-131400-131543.html
La Nacion 10 January 1967, p18
El Litoral 9 January 1967, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2025 14:01 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2025 14:02 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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