Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 03 AGO 1970 |
| Tipo: | Lockheed P-3A-55-LO Orion |
| Operador: | United States Navy |
| Registración: | 152159 |
| Numéro de série: | 185-5129 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1965 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 10 / Ocupantes: 10 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 10 / Ocupantes: 10 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 80 km (50 milles) S of Las Vegas, NV (Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Las Vegas-Nellis AFB, NV (LSV/KLSV), Estados Unidos de América |
| San Diego-North Island NAS, CA (NZY/KNZY), Estados Unidos de América |
The Orion entered an area of thunderstorm activity and reportedly broke up and crashed.
Fuentes:
» 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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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Las Vegas-Nellis AFB, NV to San Diego-North Island NAS, CA as the crow flies is 438 km (274 miles).
Distance from Las Vegas-Nellis AFB, NV to San Diego-North Island NAS, CA as the crow flies is 438 km (274 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
