Lockheed P-2 Neptune crash, Nov 9, 1961 (11 killed), Atla...
Lockheed P-2 Neptune accident on November 9, 1961 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 11 fatalities. Cause: No cause was determined by the accident board;...
- Date: November 9, 1961
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Neptune
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: No cause was determined by the accident board; records showed nothing pointing to a failure, and it was suggested the aircraft lost control at low altitude.
On 9 November 1961, a US Navy Lockheed P2V5 Neptune (131505) departed Brunswick Naval Air Station, Maine, on a maritime patrol. About 310 miles east of the Virginia coast it went out of control and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, sending no distress call. All 11 crew were killed and debris was found floating on the water.