Narrative:
Crashed into Placentia Bay, 1000 feet short of the Argentia NAS runway during a GCA approach.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 18 October 1958 |
| Type: |  Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 141294 |
| MSN: | 4418 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 29 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 0,3 km (0.2 mls) W off Argentia NAS, NL (NWP) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK), United States of America |
| Argentia NAS, NL (NWP), Canada |
Crashed into Placentia Bay, 1000 feet short of the Argentia NAS runway during a GCA approach.
Sources:
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Map
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Distance from Patuxent River NAS, MD to Argentia NAS, NL as the crow flies is 2062 km (1289 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Patuxent River NAS, MD to Argentia NAS, NL as the crow flies is 2062 km (1289 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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