Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 3 June 1972 |
Type: | Lockheed P-3A Orion |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 152182 |
MSN: | 185-5152 |
First flight: | 1965 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Jebel Musa ( Morocco)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Rota Naval Air Base (ROZ/LERT), Spain |
Destination airport: | Souda Bay NAS, Greece |
Narrative:Crashed into the side of a 2,700-foot mountain about an hour after departure.
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
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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.