Lockheed P-2 Neptune crash, Sep 1, 2008 (3 killed), Reno-...
Lockheed P-2 Neptune accident on September 1, 2008 near Reno-Stead, Nevada, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after the crew let...
- Date: September 1, 2008
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Neptune
- Location: Reno-Stead, Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after the crew let airspeed fall below Vmca following loss of power in the left jet engine. An 11th-stage compressor disc fatigue failure caused the engine fire, and the crew did not follow the jet engine fire procedure or jettison the retardant load.
A Lockheed P-2 Neptune firefighting tanker took off from Reno-Stead with a retardant load for a drop mission. Shortly after the gear retracted, a fire broke out in the left jet engine, the airspeed decayed below minimum control speed, and the aircraft rolled left into the terrain. All three crew were killed.