Patuxent River - Argentia

On October 18, 1958 at 12:00 AM, Patuxent River - Argentia experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Argentia NAS Newfoundland & Labrador.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

29 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 18 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 37.9%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 25, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Argentia NAS on a flight from Patuxent River NAS, the crew did not realize his altitude was insufficient. On final, the four engine aircraft crashed into the Bay of Placentia, about 1,000 feet short of runway threshold. Eleven occupants were killed while 18 others were injured, some of them seriously. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 141294, MSN 4418, year of manufacture 1956.