Status: | |
Datum: | vrijdag 26 april 1991 |
Type: | Lockheed P-3C Orion |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
Registratie: | A9-754 |
Constructienummer: | 185-5662 |
Bouwjaar: | 1978 |
Motoren: | 4 Allison T56-A14 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | ca 2km N off Cocos Islands Airport (CCK) ( Cocos (Keeling) Eilanden)
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Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
Soort vlucht: | Militair |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Cocos Islands Airport (CCK/YPCC), Cocos (Keeling) Eilanden |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | ? |
Beschrijving:Took off from Cocos Island and commenced a right hand climbing turn to a height of 5,000 ft above mean sea level (AMSL). The aircraft was then placed into a shallow dive and positioned for a low level pass across the airfield. As the aircraft crossed the runway at 380 knots indicated airspeed and 300 ft AMSL, the pilot began a straight pull-out from the dive with all engines at full power. At this point, eyewitnesses saw a number of items separate from the aircraft. These items were later identified as wing leading edge components. A shallow climb was then achieved with the aircraft vibrating violently. The pilot attempted to complete a circuit preparatory to landing but height could not be maintained and the aircraft was ditched into the shallow water of the lagoon.
The inboard port (no.2) propeller dislodged during the water landing and came through side of fuselage and fatally injured one of the crew.
Bronnen:
» P-3 Orion Aircraft Location Report (P-3 Orion Research Group - The Netherlands)
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US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher» Further structural investigations into the collapse of the wing leading edges of Orion A9-754 / DSTO report DSTO-TR-0008
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accident date:
26-04-1991type: Lockheed P-3C Orion
registration: A9-754
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.