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| Date: | Thursday 19 July 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed EC-121K Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 145936 |
| MSN: | 5517 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6555 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Atsugi NAS (NJA) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Destroyed by fire on ground when Gas Turbine Power Unit (GTPU) was left running unattended without cover. Other sources say the accident happened at Guam-Agana NAS.
Sources:
The Willy Victor Roster
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