Date:	Tuesday 26 June 1979
Time:
Type:	Lockheed P-3B Orion
Owner/operator:	United States Navy
Registration:	154596
MSN:	185-5277
Year of manufacture:	1968
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP) -   Philippines
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP/RPMB)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
During climb out, approximately 15000 ft from Cubi Point, the P-3 crew lost engines number 1 and number 2.
It is believed that a gear box failure in engine no. 1 caused the propeller to depart striking engine no. 2. The crew attempted to return to Cubi Point NAS but the airplane crashed short of the runway.

P-3 Orion Aircraft Location Report (P-3 Orion Research Group - The Netherlands)
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
VPNavy.org
E-mail Neal Hesser (2008-01-03)

photo (c) Randy Nissen; Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP); July 1979

photo (c) Randy Nissen; Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP); July 1979

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