Accident Lockheed S-3A Viking 159754,
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Date:Friday 15 October 1982
Time:
Type:Lockheed S-3A Viking
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 159754
MSN: 394A-3083
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: -
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:carrier/VS-28
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
(1) Aircraft launched on cold catapult shot with insufficient air speed. (2) Crashed into the sea.

Sources:

(1) http://www.p-3publications.com/PDF/S-3Viking-a20yearhistory.pdf (15 OCT 82)
(2) Flight International 16 MAY 1987 (159754, 9 SEP 86)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Mar-2022 21:09 TB Added
26-Mar-2022 21:46 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
27-Mar-2022 17:54 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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