Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation crash, Aug 20, 1965, A...
Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation accident on August 20, 1965 near Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the right main gear...
- Date: August 20, 1965
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation
- Location: Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the right main gear to be locked prior to touchdown.
A US Navy Super Constellation on a local training flight at Atsugi NAS found that its right main landing gear had not locked on final approach. The crew continued and landed, and the aircraft slid off the runway into a navigation aids building. All 23 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was written off.