Iwakuni - Iwakuni

On September 8, 1964 at 02:43 AM, Iwakuni - Iwakuni experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-2 Neptune, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near South China Sea All World.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 38.5%.

Crew on board: 13, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Iwakuni for a maritime patrol flight over the South China Sea. While cruising by night, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea about 120 km east of the Vietnam coast. Eight crew members were rescued while five others were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 131513, MSN 426-5394.