Lockheed P-2 Neptune crash, Feb 8, 1956, Delta of Orinoco...
Lockheed P-2 Neptune accident on February 8, 1956 near Delta of Orinoco National Park Delta Amacuro, Venezuela with no fatalities. Cause: Both engines...
- Date: February 8, 1956
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Neptune
- Location: Delta of Orinoco National Park Delta Amacuro, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Both engines failed in flight.
A US Navy Lockheed Neptune on a search flight for a missing Navy Otter lost both engines while approaching the Venezuelan coast. The crew made a forced landing in an uninhabited area of Delta Amacuro. On touchdown the aircraft hit trees and broke in two, but all eight crew were rescued.