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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1978 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Lockheed S-3A Viking |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 159772 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 100 mi off Norfolk, VA -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS America |
Crashed into the sea while practicing carrier landings. Both crew and the aircraft lost in 7,000 feet of water. Lt Cmdr Ronald Ziolkowsky (35) and Lt (jg) Doane Renshaw (27).
(2) Caught arresting gear cable and went to the port side and over dangled from arresting cable and crew punched out not knowing where they were they jettisoned into the side of ship.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/lockheed_s-3_viking.html
(2) unknown
(1) Coronado Eagle and Journal 26 October 1978, pA6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-May-2021 07:11 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-May-2021 09:54 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 21-Feb-2022 07:51 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 25-Mar-2022 20:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2022 20:11 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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