Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 16 June 1983 |
Time: | 04:00 |
Type: | Lockheed P-3B Orion |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 152720 |
MSN: | 185-5160 |
First flight: | 1965 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Kauai, HI ( United States of America)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Barbers Point NAS, HI (NAX), United States of America |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Crashed into mountain side during a routine training exercise in support of ships operating in the waters off the Kauai coast.
Sources:
» P-3 Orion Aircraft Location Report (P-3 Orion Research Group - The Netherlands)
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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.