Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 25 MAR 1995 |
| Type: | Lockheed P-3C-130-LO Orion |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 158217 |
| C/n / msn: | 185-5562 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Allison T56-A14 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) off Masirah Airport (MSH) (Oman) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Masirah Airport (MSH/OOMA), Oman |
| Masirah Airport (MSH/OOMA), Oman |
The propeller on the nr. 4 engine separated during the descent into Masirah. The engine caught fire and subsequently the nr.3 engine's rpm decreased. The nr.3 engine was shut down. Simultaneously both nr. 1 and 2 engines flamed out, resulting in a total electrical power loss. At about 2,500 feet, the pilot was able to control the aircraft again. The crew then ditched the plane.
Events:
Sources:
» 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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Distance from Masirah Airport to Masirah Airport as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
Distance from Masirah Airport to Masirah Airport as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN 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.
