ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed SP-2E Neptune 131487 Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS, CA
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Date:Tuesday 11 February 1969
Time:20:23
Type:Silhouette image of generic P2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed SP-2E Neptune
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 131487
MSN: 426-5368
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:11 km (6.9 mls) SE of Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS, CA (   United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS, CA (NZJ/KNZJ), United States of America
Destination airport:Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS, CA (NZJ/KNZJ), United States of America
Narrative:
The Neptune operated on a night time training flight, conducting practice landings at Santa Ana-El Toro MCAS, California.
During a missed approach the right wingtip struck the southern ridge of Harding Canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains. The aircraft cartwheeled and disintegrated.

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Sources:
» aircraftwrecks.com
» L'Unitá 13-2-1969
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher


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