1278

On May 18, 1957 at 12:00 AM, 1278 experienced a crash involving Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, operated by United States Coast Guard - USCG, with the event recorded near Salem Massachusetts.

The flight was categorized as demonstration and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed into the Salem Harbor while performing a JATO system demo flight. Two crew members were killed while four others were rescued. The aircraft was destroyed. Those killed were: LCDR Albert P. Hartt Jr., AO2 William J. Tarker Jr.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1278, MSN G-287, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.5195°, -70.8967°.