We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The aircraft registered 124893 (VP-774) departed Los Alamitos AAF at 1548LT on a training flight with nine crew members on board. In the evening, while cruising over the Pacific Ocean, the right engine failed. The pilot-in-command increased power on the left engine but unable to maintain the assigned altitude, the captain decided to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the sea off Dana Point. Five crew members were rescued while four others were killed. Probable cause (official findings): The e
Lockheed P-2 Neptune · 4 fatalities