Flugunfall 17 APR 1980 einer Lockheed P-3C Orion 158213 - Pago Pago
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Datum:Donnerstag 17 April 1980
Zeit:10:10
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic P3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed P-3C Orion
Fluggesellschaft:United States Navy
Kennzeichen: 158213
Werknummer: 185-5558
Baujahr: 1971
Triebwerk: 4 Allison T56-A14
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6
Opfer am Boden:Todesopfer: 2
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Pago Pago (   American Samoa)
Flugphase: Manövrieren (MNV)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:?
Flug nach:?
Unfallbericht:
The US Navy P-3 Orion was taking part in Samoa's Flag Day celebration. The airplane was dropping skydivers near the reviewing area. During the second run the airplane clipped a mile-long tramway line running across Pago Pago Harbor to Mount Alava. The vertical stabilizer separated and the airplane crashed into an area in front of the two-storey Rainmaker Hotel.

Informationsquelle:
» P-3 Orion Aircraft Location Report (P-3 Orion Research Group - The Netherlands)
» U.S. Navy
» 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.com
» The Calgary Herald - Apr 18, 1980


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accident date: 17-04-1980
type: Lockheed P-3C Orion
registration: 158213
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accident date: 17-04-1980
type: Lockheed P-3C Orion
registration: 158213
photo of Lockheed-P-3C-Orion-158213
accident date: 17-04-1980
type: Lockheed P-3C Orion
registration: 158213
 
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.
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