Status: | |
Datum: | Dienstag 26 Juni 1979 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed P-3B Orion |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Navy |
Kennzeichen: | 154596 |
Werknummer: | 185-5277 |
Baujahr: | 1968 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 15 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 15 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | nahe Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP) ( Philippinen)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP/RPMB), Philippinen |
Flug nach: | ? |
Unfallbericht: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.
Informationsquelle:
» 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)
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accident date:
26-06-1979type: Lockheed P-3B Orion
registration: 154596
accident date:
26-06-1979type: Lockheed P-3B Orion
registration: 154596
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.