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| Date: | Tuesday 17 November 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed S-3A Viking |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 160150 |
| MSN: | 394A-3132 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Aircraft Carrier Nimitz CVN-68 70 mi NW off Sardinia -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Nimitz |
Crashed into the sea about one mile from carrier during ship flyby.
Sources:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981 - 3790.html
Santa Cruz Sentinel 18 November 1981, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2008 11:27 | harro | Added |
| 28-Dec-2008 11:34 | harro | Updated |
| 27-Sep-2017 16:46 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, ] |
| 26-Mar-2022 15:37 | TB | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2022 15:44 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 26-Mar-2022 21:25 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 06-May-2025 16:01 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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