Crash of a Lockheed OP-2E Neptune in Phou Louang: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1968 at 0957 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
131436
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
426-5317
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an acoustic buoy drop mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The last radio contact was recorded at 0957LT then contact was lost. SAR operations were conducted but the wreckage was found 12 days later only on the north side of a cliff, about 150 feet below the 4,583-foot ridge line. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cdr Delbert Austin Olson,
Lt(jg) Philip Paul Stevens,
Lt (jg) Denis Leon Anderson,
Lt (jg) Arthur Charles Buck,
P02 Donald Nellis Thoresen,
P02 Kenneth Harry Widon,
P02 Michael Land Roberts,
P02 Richard Michael Mancini,
P03 Gale Robert Siow.

Crash of a Lockheed P-2H Neptune on Mt Fairweather: 14 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
135594
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Sangley Point – Elmendorf – Whidbey Island
MSN:
726-7038
YOM:
1955
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a transpacific flight from Sangley Point AFB to Whidbey Island with probable en route stops in Japan and Alaska (Elmendorf or Ladd AAF). While in cruising altitude, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Fairweather located approximately 123 miles northwest of Juneau. As the aircraft failed to arrive at Whidbey Island NAS, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 14 crew members was found. In 1982, the wreckage was found in an isolated area.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Lockheed P-2H Neptune at Otis AFB

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
148350
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
726-7235
YOM:
1958
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Otis AFB and came to rest in flames. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Lockheed P-2H Neptune in Jacksonville Beach: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
147946
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Jacksonville - Jacksonville
MSN:
726-7196
YOM:
1958
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight out from Jacksonville-Towers Field NAS. While approaching the airbase from the east, the airplane collided with a USN Vought RF-86G Crusader registered 146864 and carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in Jacksonville Beach, some 17 miles east of the airfield. All six occupants on both aircraft were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune in Lock Haven

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
128414
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Minneapolis – Willow Grove
MSN:
426-5260
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Minneapolis-St Paul Airport to Willow Grove NAS, an engine failed. The crew was cleared to divert to Lock Haven for an emergency landing. In unknown circumstances, the airplane came to rest in flames and burned out. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune on Bandeira Peak

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7006
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
426-5108
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in an anti-guerilla survey flight when he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed on Bandeira Peak located in the Caparaó National Park. All three crew members were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-7 Neptune into the Iroise Sea: 13 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1967 at 2145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
147565
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lorient - Lorient
MSN:
726-7181
YOM:
1958
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
13
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Captain / Total flying hours:
2750
Circumstances:
The crew departed Lorient-Lann Bihoué Naval Air Station on a maritime patrol flight on behalf of the 24F Group. En route, in unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed into the Iroise Sea, some 40 nautical miles off the Ar-Men lighthouse, Britain. All 13 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Thaddée Tyl, pilot,
Maître Guy Stivalet, pilot,
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Jean-François Lucas, navigator,
Enseigne de Vaisseau Jacques Guillemette, navigator,
Maître Michel Maurin, navigator,
Premier Maître François Connan, flight engineer,
Premier Maître Raymond Couturier, flight engineer,
Maître Joseph Vanteene, flight engineer,
Premier Maître Léopold Claulin, electronician,
Maître Bernard Gueneguan, electronician,
Maître Joseph Helliott, electronician,
Maître Jean-Claude Pledel, electronician,
Second Maître Louis Delannoy.

Crash of a Lockheed P-2H Neptune at Roosevelt Roads NAS

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
147955
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
726-7205
YOM:
1958
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Roosevelt Roads NAS, failed to stop within the remaining distance and overran. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Lockheed P-2E Neptune at Andrews AFB: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
131495
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
426-5376
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Andrews AFB, while in initial climb, the aircraft went out of control and crashed few miles from the airfield. All nine crew members were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune off North Island NAS

Date & Time: May 18, 1966 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
147953
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
North Island - North Island
MSN:
726-7203
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to North Island-Halsey Field NAS following a maritime patrol flight. On final approach, an engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed into the sea about four miles short of runway 36. All seven crew members were rescued while the airplane was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on final approach.