122972
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- December 26, 1951Accident
The aircraft was engaged in a night maritime patrol flight over the Japan Sea, and was attached to the USS Essex. En route, a propeller fell away from an engine and the crew decided to reduce his altitude and to ditch the aircraft about 165 km east of the North Korean coast (39°05'N - 130°11'E). The aircraft sank and was lost, five crew members were rescued while two others, R. J. Perkinson and K. K. Hathorn, were killed. Probable cause (official findings): Propeller failure in flight.