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Crash of a Lockheed P2V-5F Neptune off Barbers Point NAS: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
128418
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Barbers Point - Barbers Point
MSN:
426-5264
Location:
Barbers Point NAS
Hawaii
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training sortie out from NAS Barbers Point. On final approach, the airplane lost height and crashed into the sea about 1,1 mile short of runway. The aircraft was lost and all ten crew members were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune on Mt Granero: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
140156
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
726-7059
Location:
Mt Granero
Piedmont
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The crew was taking part to a SAR mission following the disappearance two days earlier of another USN Netpune. En route, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Granero (3,170 meters high) located near the French border, Piedmont. A crew member was rescued while nine others were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-6 on Mt Fradusta: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1957 at 1443 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
126535
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Port Lyautey - Istrana
Location:
San Martino di Castrozza
Trentino-Alto Adige / Südtirol
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
While inbound to Istrana Airbase at Treviso, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Fradusta located three km southeast of San Martino di Castrozza. All 11 crew members were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-5F Neptune off Quonset Point NAS

Date & Time: May 29, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
124905
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Quonset Point - Quonset Point
Location:
Quonset Point NAS
Rhode Island
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training sortie out from NAS Quonset Point. On approach, the airplane crashed into the Narragansett Bay about 500 feet short of runway 19. All six crew members were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind off San Francisco

Date & Time: May 10, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Convair R3Y Tradewind
Operator:
Registration:
128448
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
San Francisco
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to ditch the airplane in the San Francisco bay following an engine failure in flight. There were no casualties but the aircraft sank and was lost. §
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation at Argentia NAS

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1957 at 0933 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Operator:
Registration:
141314
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Argentia - Argentia
MSN:
4438
YOM:
1956
Location:
Argentia NAS
Newfoundland & Labrador
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
558
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Argentia NAS, while on a barrier flight, the crew informed ATC that the aircraft caught fire, that he lost an engine and must return for an emergency landing. Following a return circuit, the pilot-in-command completed a wheels-up landing. The airplane slid for dozen yards before coming to rest in flames. All 24 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Overheating of the brakes on the left main gear caused a tire to explode when the gear was raised. High temperatures caused fire in the gear bay and fire spread to the engine number two which caught fire and detached shortly later.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-5F Neptune in Brunswick: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
131452
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Brunswick - Brunswick
MSN:
426-5333
Location:
Brunswick
Maine
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
At liftoff, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames. Six crew members were killed while two others were rescued.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune off Chincoteague NAS: 11 killed

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
126518
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Chincoteague - Chincoteague
Location:
Chincoteague
Virginia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
During initial climb, the aircraft exploded in midair and crashed into the sea, killing all 11 crew members.

Crash of a Douglas R5D-3 in Detroit: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1957 at 2133 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-4
Operator:
Registration:
50869
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Miramar – Albuquerque – Detroit
MSN:
10546
YOM:
1945
Location:
Detroit-Willow Run (Ypsilanti)
Michigan
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on its way from Miramar to Detroit, carrying a crew of seven. They made a stop at Albuquerque to carry the body of a USN pilot who was killed in an accident two days earlier. While descending to Willow Run Airport, the pilot briefed his crew about the minimums and confirmed that if runway was not in sight at 800 feet, they will divert to Grosse Isle NAS. The approach was completed in a low visibility due to snow falls and a ceiling at 550 feet when the airplane hit the ground near a pond, lost an engine and crashed in flames in an open field located about two miles short of runway 05. LCDR William E. Sale was killed while six others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident was attributed to a faulty altimeter reading caused by a frozen moisture drain on the Pitot Static System. As a result, it caused altimeter readings to lag as the plane descended.
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