Accident Lockheed P-2H Neptune 140966,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333170
 

Date:Monday 7 January 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-2H Neptune
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 140966
MSN: 726-7068
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:off Alameda NAS, CA (NGZ) -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Alameda NAS, CA (NGZ/KNGZ)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The port auxiliary jet engine caught fire shortly after takeoff from NAS Alameda. The crew attempted to return but the aircraft became uncontrollable and ditched into San Francisco Bay.

Sources:

US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher

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