Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 6 February 1968 |
Type: | Lockheed P-3B Orion |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 153440 |
MSN: | 185-5237 |
First flight: | 1967 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 80 km (50 mls) off Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam [Gulf of Thailand] ( Pacific Ocean)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | U-Tapao Airport (UTP/VTBU), Thailand |
Destination airport: | U-Tapao Airport (UTP/VTBU), Thailand |
Narrative:The Orion was on an antisubmarine patrol mission out of Thailand when it crashed into 100 feet of water off South Vietnam.
Sources:
» P-3 Orion Aircraft Location Report (P-3 Orion Research Group - The Netherlands)
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher» VPNavy.org
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.