Last updated: 21 October 2021
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 September 1951 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P2V-3 Neptune |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 122978 |
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| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 48 km (30 mls) E off Montauk Point, NY, USA ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO/KOQU), United States of America |
| Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO/KOQU), United States of America |
The P2V-3 crashed at sea during an exercise with a submarine in the waters between Block Island and Montauk Point, Long Island, N.Y.
Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher» newenglandaviationhistory.com
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
