Accident Lockheed P-3C Orion 158930,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 325807
 

Date:Thursday 21 March 1991
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-3C Orion
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 158930
MSN: 185-5602
Year of manufacture:1973
Engine model:Allison T56-A14
Fatalities:Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Other fatalities:13
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:NW off San Diego, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Mountain View-Moffett Field, CA (NUQ/KNUQ)
Destination airport:Mountain View-Moffett Field, CA (NUQ/KNUQ)
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with US Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion 159325. Both aircraft crashed, killing 27 occupants in total.

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

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