Lockheed P-2 Neptune crash, Jun 3, 2012 (2 killed), Modena
Lockheed P-2 Neptune accident on June 3, 2012 near Modena, Utah, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The flight crew misjudged terrain clearance...
- Date: June 3, 2012
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Neptune
- Location: Modena, Utah, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The flight crew misjudged terrain clearance while maneuvering for the drop run, and did not follow the lead airplane's track or compensate for a tailwind. The result was controlled flight into terrain.
A Neptune air tanker on a firefighting contract in Utah was making a second retardant drop when its right wing tip struck terrain on the final run. The airplane yawed, hit the ground and burned. Both pilots were killed.