Lockheed P-2 Neptune crash, Mar 9, 1961 (8 killed), Lake...
Lockheed P-2 Neptune accident on March 9, 1961 near Lake George Florida, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: Cause listed as unknown; one account...
- Date: March 9, 1961
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Neptune
- Location: Lake George Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Cause listed as unknown; one account attributes it to the pilot fixating on the searchlight beam while flying low in fog.
US Navy Lockheed P2V 7S Neptune BuNo 147970 of VP 30 crashed into Lake George, Florida on 9 March 1961 while flying a local searchlight mission from Jacksonville Cecil Field. It went into the lake in fog and all eight crew were killed.