ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation 141310 Ilha do Corvo, Azores
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Date:Thursday 20 February 1958
Type:Silhouette image of generic CONI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 141310
MSN: 4434
First flight: 1956
Crew:Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22
Aircraft damage: Missing
Aircraft fate: Presumed damaged beyond repair
Location:176 km (110 mls) W off Ilha do Corvo, Azores (   Atlantic Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Argentia NAS, NL (NWP), Canada
Destination airport:Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal
Narrative:
Disappeared between checkpoints Mahogany and Pendulum during routine barrier flight.

Classification:

Sources:
» The Willy Victor Roster


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accident date: 20-02-1958
type: Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation
registration: 141310
 

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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Argentia NAS, NL to Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores as the crow flies is 2351 km (1470 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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.
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