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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 2000 |
| Time: | c. 11:35 |
| Type: | Lockheed S-3B Viking |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 159768 |
| MSN: | 3097 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | 75 km off Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Jacksonville, FL |
| NAS Jacksonville, FL |
Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during NATOPS carrier qualification. Crew ejected safely and recovered by helicopter from USS Eisenhower. Aircraft not recovered.
Sources:
Scramble 260
AFM February 2001, p76
Edit 16Nov2022: Crewmember first-hand account
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-May-2019 17:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Nov-2022 17:28 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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