ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57027
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| Date: | Sunday 5 June 1988 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: | Lockheed S-3A Viking |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 160164 |
| MSN: | 394A-3146 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South China Sea -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
VS-21 S-3A Viking aircraft crashed immediately after launching. The aircraft rolled to the left and the aircrew ejected. The pilot, COTAC (NFO in co-pilot's seat) and Senso were killed. The Tacco, LTJG Kelly, survived with minor injuries. This occured during transit between the Philippines and Hong Kong aboard the USS Enterprise. The pilot, LTJG Roy, had an aileron failure after catapult resulting in a inverted roll into the water. COTAC was VS-21 Commanding Officer, CDR Robert A. Anderson (Deceased). The cause as determined by the Safety Board was a catastrophe failure of the connecting rod to the aileron on the port side. Following that determination all S-3's were ordered to be inspected and 11 connecting rods were replaced fleet wide.
Sources:
Squadron member of VS-21 during the time of the crash -
Former crew member of LCDR R.A. Anderson in VS-33.
Images:
1988 CVN-65 CRUISE BOOK, BACK INNER COVER.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Mar-2009 23:32 | rmporcelli | Updated |
| 20-Aug-2013 02:37 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2018 08:37 | AirJordan | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Country, Photo, ] |
| 05-Feb-2019 19:51 | Patrick.Durden | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2020 05:40 | JRoy | Updated [Date] |
| 26-Mar-2022 21:37 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities] |
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