Lockheed P-2 Harpoon crash, Jul 8, 1955 (5 killed), Kanoy...
Lockheed P-2 Harpoon accident on July 8, 1955 near Kanoya AFB Kyūshū, Japan with 5 fatalities. Cause: A left engine malfunction was followed by a stall..
- Date: July 8, 1955
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Harpoon
- Location: Kanoya AFB Kyūshū, Japan
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A left engine malfunction was followed by a stall.
A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Lockheed PV2 Harpoon crashed at Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, on 8 July 1955 after a left engine malfunction and stall. Five of the six occupants were killed, and one survived with serious injuries. Accounts differ on whether the crash occurred during climb or on approach.