Narrative:
At rotate speed the smoke hatch blew open. The takeoff was aborted but did not decelerate as expected. The pilot steered the Orion to the left off the runway, to avoid overrunning into the water. It went through a ditch in a right yaw and the right wing separated from the airplane and burst into flames.
Runway excursion
» 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
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 3 June 1969 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-3A Orion |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 151363 |
| MSN: | 185-5076 |
| First flight: | 1964 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Adak Naval Air Facility, AK (ADK) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Adak Naval Air Facility, AK (ADK/PADK), United States of America |
| ? |
At rotate speed the smoke hatch blew open. The takeoff was aborted but did not decelerate as expected. The pilot steered the Orion to the left off the runway, to avoid overrunning into the water. It went through a ditch in a right yaw and the right wing separated from the airplane and burst into flames.
Classification:
Rejected takeoffRunway excursion
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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