Lockheed P-2 Harpoon crash, Sep 16, 1990, Conroe
Lockheed P-2 Harpoon accident on September 16, 1990 near Conroe, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The right engine starter solenoid...
- Date: September 16, 1990
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Harpoon
- Location: Conroe, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: The right engine starter solenoid failed to open after engine start, so the starter was still driven by the engine until it overheated and caught fire.
A Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon (N7428C) caught fire and was destroyed while taxiing at Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, Texas, on 16 September 1990 before a planned departure for Lafayette. All four occupants got out safely.