Accident Lockheed S-3A Viking 160154,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57038
 
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Date:Saturday 8 December 1979
Time:
Type:Lockheed S-3A Viking
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 160154
MSN: 394A-3136
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off NAS Rota -   Spain
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:VS-30
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aircraft impacted the Atlantic water while conducting, special interest reconnaissance pattern. Cause: Unknown. At least one fatality, Lt (jg) John Willie Smith, Jr (25).

Sources:

Airborne Log, S-3 Viking 20th Anniversary Review (9 DEC 79)
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
24-Jan-2016 09:03 78Delta Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
01-Feb-2017 16:38 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
10-Feb-2020 11:34 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
25-Mar-2022 20:53 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Mar-2022 21:34 TB Updated [Cn, Source]

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