Date:	Friday 5 April 1968
Time:	03:10
Type:	Lockheed P-3A Orion
Owner/operator:	United States Navy
Registration:	151350
MSN:	185-5063
Year of manufacture:	1963
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	320 km E off Okinawa [China Sea] -   Pacific Ocean
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Okinawa-Naha AFB (AHA)
Destination airport:	Okinawa-Naha AFB (AHA)

Narrative:
The aircraft contacted the water of the China Sea and broke in three pieces on impact. The wreckage sank to a depth of 1600 metres. Four crew members survived the accident.

P-3 Orion Aircraft Location Report (P-3 Orion Research Group - The Netherlands)
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
VPNavy.org

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