Date: | Thursday 26 October 1978 |
Time: | 15:30 |
Type: | Lockheed P-3C Orion |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 159892 |
MSN: | 285A-5643 |
Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
Engine model: | Allison T56-A14 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 15 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 960 km E off Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia -
Pacific Ocean
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Adak Naval Air Facility, AK (ADK/PADK) |
Destination airport: | Adak Naval Air Facility, AK (ADK/PADK) |
Narrative:The P-3 Orion aircraft was on a surveillance patrol near Siberia when the no. 1 engine oversped. The propeller failed to feather following the emergency shut down of the engine. A lack of gear box oil resulted in a fire. A controlled ditching was performed. The survivors were rescued by a Soviet trawler.
Sources:
Fleet AW Association
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
Bangor Daily News - Oct 27, 1978 Location
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