Lockheed P2V-7 accident near Stockton, UT
On April 25, 2009, a Lockheed P2V-7 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stockton, UT. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 25, 2009
- Place
- Stockton, UT
- Aircraft
- Lockheed P2V-7 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.469°N, 112.344°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090425X65240
Official records · WPR09GA216
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 25, 2009, about 1004 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune, N442NA, impacted the terrain about one and one-half mile north of Stockton, Utah. The two airline transport pilots and their passenger were killed in the accident, and the airplane was substantially damaged by the impact sequence. The airplane was owned and operated by Neptune Aviation Services, and dispatched as the result of the issuance of a Resource Order (Aircraft) issued by the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC). The Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 Public Use repositioning flight, which departed Missoula, Montana, about two hours prior to the accident, was en route to Alamogordo, New Mexico. At the time of the accident, the airplane was flying in an area of low ceilings and restricted visibility. No flight plan had been filed with the Federal Aviation Administration, but a company flight plan was on file with NICC. According to United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USDAFS) records, Neptune P2V-7, N442NA (designated Tanker 42), along with its assigned crew, began its yearly Mandatory Availability Period (MAP) under the 2009 National Exclusive Use Airtanker Service Contract (Contract # AG-024B-C-08-9279) on 15 April, 2009. At that time the airplane was assigned to the Missoula Airtanker Base at Missoula International Airport, Missoula, Montana, but was physically located on the ramp adjacent to Neptune Aviation Services on the northeast side of Missoula International Airport. The airplane and crew were assigned to the Klamat
Probable cause
The flight crew's failure to maintain terrain clearance during low altitude flight in low ceiling and visibility conditions. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's failure to adequately monitor their location with respect to the rising terrain environment ahead, and, their lack of crew resource management communication as a crew.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
