Date: | Sunday 5 December 1971 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed P-3A Orion |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 152151 |
MSN: | 185-5121 |
Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | off Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP) -
Philippines
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP/RPMB) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The ADI tank was filled with cleaning solvent instead of methanol alcohol. Immediately after takeoff the Turbine Inlet Temperature reached the limits. Engines no. 2 and no. 3 exploded about 20-30 seconds after lift-off. The airplane then lost all electrics and hydraulic and had to be ditched.
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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