54-4041

On June 19, 1963 at 12:00 AM, 54-4041 experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-2 Neptune, operated by Republic of China Air Force, with the event recorded near Linchuan Jiangxi.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 14, crew fatalities: 14, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew was involved in an ELINT and intrusion mission over China when the aircraft was shot down by the pilots of Chinese fighters MiG-17 et Tupolev Tu-4Ps. The aircraft crashed crashed in a field located in Linchuan, near Fuzhou, and all 14 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 54-4041, MSN 726-7105.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 27.9923°, 116.3461°.