Date: | Tuesday 26 June 1979 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed P-3B Orion |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 154596 |
MSN: | 185-5277 |
Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 15 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP) -
Philippines
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP/RPMB) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:During climb out, approximately 15000 ft from Cubi Point, the P-3 crew lost engines number 1 and number 2.
It is believed that a gear box failure in engine no. 1 caused the propeller to depart striking engine no. 2. The crew attempted to return to Cubi Point NAS but the airplane crashed short of the runway.
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
E-mail Neal Hesser (2008-01-03)
Location
Images:
photo (c) Randy Nissen; Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP); July 1979
photo (c) Randy Nissen; Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP); July 1979
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