Canoas - Canoas
Flight / Schedule
Canoas - Canoas
Aircraft
Lockheed P-2 NeptuneRegistration
2-P-107
MSN
426-5158
Operator
Argentinian Navy - Armada ArgentinaDate
November 7, 1965 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Terra de Areia Rio Grande do Sul
Region
South America • Brazil
Coordinates
-29.5789°, -50.0634°
Narrative Report
On November 7, 1965 at 12:00 AM, Canoas - Canoas experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-2 Neptune, operated by Argentinian Navy - Armada Argentina, with the event recorded near Terra de Areia Rio Grande do Sul.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 11, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The crew was returning to Canoas AFB in Porto Alegre following a combined exercise. A 2150LT, the last radio contact was recorded with the crew. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Terra de Areia, some 100 km northwest of Canoas Airbase. The wreckage was found two days later and all 11 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 2-P-107, MSN 426-5158.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -29.5789°, -50.0634°.
Fatalities
Total
11
Crew
11
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was returning to Canoas AFB in Porto Alegre following a combined exercise. A 2150LT, the last radio contact was recorded with the crew. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Terra de Areia, some 100 km northwest of Canoas Airbase. The wreckage was found two days later and all 11 occupants were killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
11
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 11
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Canoas - Canoas
Operator
Argentinian Navy - Armada ArgentinaFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
South America • Brazil
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