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| Date: | Friday 15 October 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed S-3A Viking |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 159754 |
| MSN: | 394A-3083 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | - |
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | carrier/VS-28 |
(1) Aircraft launched on cold catapult shot with insufficient air speed. (2) Crashed into the sea.
Sources:
(1) http://www.p-3publications.com/PDF/S-3Viking-a20yearhistory.pdf (15 OCT 82)
(2) Flight International 16 MAY 1987 (159754, 9 SEP 86)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2022 21:09 | TB | Added |
| 26-Mar-2022 21:46 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2022 17:54 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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