Addison - Addison

On April 28, 1975 at 03:34 PM, Addison - Addison experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, operated by Aircraft Specialties Company, with the event recorded near Addison Texas.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following a fire control mission, the crew was returning to Addison Airport. On final approach, a malfunction on the left engine forced the crew to feather its propeller when control was lost. The airplane banked left and crashed about 300 yards short of runway threshold. Both pilots were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N230Z, MSN 15-1603, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.9601°, -96.8300°.