Crash of a Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon in Phoenix: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1966 at 1504 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Harpoon
Operator:
Registration:
N7258C
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Phoenix - Phoenix
MSN:
15-1103
YOM:
1944
Location:
Phoenix-Sky Harbor
Arizona
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
7000
Captain / Total hours on type:
250.00
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Phoenix-Sky Harbor Airport. While cruising in the vicinity of the airfield, the pilot informed ATC about an engine fire and elected to return for an emergency landing when control was lost. The airplane crash in flames into a residential area located near the airport. The airplane and three houses were destroyed. Both pilots were killed while no one on the ground was injured.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight for undetermined reason.
Final Report:

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Velyka Vyska:1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1966 at 1542 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02851
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lelekovka - Lelekovka
MSN:
1G55-36
YOM:
1965
Location:
Velyka Vyska
Kirovograd oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
496
Aircraft flight cycles:
1985
Circumstances:
On a training flight from Lelekovka at a height of 100 meters in poor visibility when the trainee pilot (who sat at the controls of an An-2 for the first time) left zone No. 2 inadvertently and lost height continuously. When he saw a triangulation tower in front of him he turned steeply to the right. As the instructor interfered too late, aircraft collided with the ground near km 63 of the railway line (close to Velyka Vyska) and came to rest upside down. A pilot was killed while all five other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Pilot error and poor supervision on part of the instructor.

Crash of a Dassault M.D.315 Flamant in Monze: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Dassault M.D.315 Flamant
Operator:
Registration:
268/F-TEKI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Aix-en-Provence – Toulouse
MSN:
268
YOM:
1951
Location:
Monze
Aude
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Aix-en-Provence to Toulouse, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Monze. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed. They were attached to the Groupement École 316 based at Toulouse-Francazal Airbase.
Crew:
Cpt Patrice Bourguignat,
Lt Aimé Barberis,
Lt Serge Guilloteau,
Sgt Jean Celle.

Crash of a De Havilland CV-2B Caribou off Roosevelt Roads NAS

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1965
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
Operator:
Registration:
62-4152
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Roosevelt Roads - Roosevelt Roads
MSN:
88
YOM:
1963
Location:
Roosevelt Roads NAS (Ceiba)
All Puerto Rico
Country:
Puerto Rico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 13 km off Roosevelt Roads NAS while conducting a local training mission. The exact date of the occurrence (crashed somewhere in 1965) as well as the crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules at Bitburg AFB: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
56-0515
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bitburg - Bitburg
MSN:
3123
YOM:
1957
Location:
Bitburg AFB
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff at Bitburg AFB while engaged in a local training mission. All six occupants were killed. The airplane stalled after rotation for undetermined reason.

Crash of a De Havilland U-1A Otter on Mt Chugach: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1965
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Fort Richardson - Fort Richardson
Location:
Mt Chugach
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the Chugach Mountains while on a one-hour training flight out from Fort Richardson-Bryant AAF near Anchorage. The pilot Joseph R. Mendes was killed.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune off Brunswick: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
147960
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Brunswick - Brunswick
MSN:
726-7210
YOM:
1958
Location:
Brunswick
Maine
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight out from NAS Brunswick. In flight, a rocket hung up after firing and ignited a wing. The captain was able to ditch the aircraft that was lost. A crew member was killed while nine others were rescued.
Probable cause:
Rocket ignition in flight.

Crash of an Avro 696 Shackleton MR.3 off RAF Kinloss: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Avro 696 Shackleton
Operator:
Registration:
XF704
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
YOM:
1958
Location:
Kinloss
Moray (Elginshire)
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training mission out from RAF Kinloss on behalf of the 201st Squadron. While completing a last turn to join the approach path, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea some 8 miles offshore. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Río Gallegos

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
B-040
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1459
Location:
Río Gallegos
Santa Cruz
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
1170
Circumstances:
Crashed during takeoff and came to rest in flames. All six crew members escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Douglas C-54D-5-DC Skymaster off Hesselø

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Registration:
N-605
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
10710
YOM:
1945
Location:
Hesselø
Hovedstaden
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training flight when an engine failed in flight. The captain decided to ditch the aircraft in the Kattegat, off Hesselø Island. All 20 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was lost.
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