Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 19 July 1973 |
Type: | Lockheed EC-121K Super Constellation |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 145936 |
MSN: | 5517 |
First flight: | 1958 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6555 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Atsugi NAS (NJA) ( Japan)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Flightnumber: | - |
Narrative:Destroyed by fire on ground when Gas Turbine Power Unit (GTPU) was left running unattended without cover. Other sources say the accident happened at Guam-Agana NAS.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
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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.