| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 22, 1961 |
| Time: | 0304 |
| Location: | Midway Island Naval Air Station |
| Operator: | Military - U.S. Navy |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Survey |
| AC Type: | Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation |
| Registration: | BU143193 |
| cn / ln: | 4467 |
| Aboard: | 22 (passengers:0 crew:22) |
| Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:0 crew:6) |
| Ground: | 3 |
| Summary: | While returning from an aborted barrier mission, the aircraft hit a seawall at end of short runway. The main landing gear was sheared off and the aircraft cartwheeled, slid into a vehicle, exploded and burned. |
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