ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed P-3A Orion 151380 Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU)
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Date:Tuesday 27 July 1965
Type:Silhouette image of generic P3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed P-3A Orion
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 151380
MSN: 185-5093
First flight: 1964
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU) (   Bermuda)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU), Bermuda
Destination airport:Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU), Bermuda
Narrative:
Collided with the ground during touch-and-go training. Reportedly the wrong fuel cut-off switch was activated.

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
» The Straits Times 29 June 1965, p3


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