Lockheed P-2 Harpoon crash, Aug 25, 1966, Mozambique
Lockheed P-2 Harpoon accident on August 25, 1966 near Mozambique with no fatalities. Cause: Premature retraction of the landing gear by the pilot.
- Date: August 25, 1966
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Harpoon
- Location: Mozambique
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Premature retraction of the landing gear by the pilot
A United States Forest Service Beechcraft C45 Expeditor (N111Z) with six people aboard crashed at Alamosa, Colorado, on 2 September 1966. The pilot retracted the landing gear prematurely during the takeoff roll, and the aircraft came down on the runway. All six occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.