Date & Time:
Jan 22, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
24115
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Summerside - Summerside
MSN:
826-8015
YOM:
1959
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Summerside Airfield, PE. On approach, an engine as well as the power generator of the second engine. The pilot initiated a go around procedure and activated the auxiliary J-34 jets but it failed to respond properly. The airplane stalled and crash landed in a snow covered field, slid for few hundred metres and came to rest short of runway, bursting into flames. All occupants escaped unhurt while the airplane was destroyed by fire.
