ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57028
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| Date: | Saturday 21 March 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed S-3A Viking |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 160579 |
| MSN: | 394A-3159 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | East China Sea off Yakushima Island -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
VS-38 a/c was photographing/rigging surface vessel when pilot lost control Pilot, LT V. Moezzi held up crew ejection. Back-seaters (LT Anderson) barely escaped, with Moezzi and LT F. Carozzo not surviving. Pilot may have caused mishap by initiating aerobatic maneuver on last rigging pass. Pilot's body not recovered.
I was an Aircrewman in VS-38 at the time, there were 4 souls onboard, Pilot - LT V. Moezzi, COTAC - LT F. Carozzo, TACCO - LT P. Hennes, SENSO AWC T. Gibson.
Sources:
VS-33 flight crew/friends of LT Moezzi.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Aug-2013 02:36 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2013 18:27 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-May-2021 07:13 | harro | Updated [Location, Country] |
| 26-Mar-2022 21:39 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 26-Mar-2022 21:39 | TB | Updated [[Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location]] |
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