Canoas - Canoas

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.

Flight / Schedule

Canoas - Canoas

Registration

2-P-107

MSN

426-5158

Date

November 7, 1965 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

South America • Brazil

Aircraft Details

Registration

2-P-107

MSN

426-5158