Narrative:
The US Navy P-3 Orion was taking part in Samoa's Flag Day celebration. The airplane was dropping skydivers near the reviewing area. During the second run the airplane clipped a mile-long tramway line running across Pago Pago Harbor to Mount Alava. The vertical stabilizer separated and the airplane crashed into an area in front of the two-storey Rainmaker Hotel.
Loss of control
» U.S. Navy
» 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.com
» The Calgary Herald - Apr 18, 1980
accident date: 17-04-1980
type: Lockheed P-3C Orion
registration: 158213
accident date: 17-04-1980
type: Lockheed P-3C Orion
registration: 158213
accident date: 17-04-1980
type: Lockheed P-3C Orion
registration: 158213
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 17 April 1980 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-3C Orion |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 158213 |
| MSN: | 185-5558 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Engines: | 4 Allison T56-A14 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Pago Pago ( American Samoa)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The US Navy P-3 Orion was taking part in Samoa's Flag Day celebration. The airplane was dropping skydivers near the reviewing area. During the second run the airplane clipped a mile-long tramway line running across Pago Pago Harbor to Mount Alava. The vertical stabilizer separated and the airplane crashed into an area in front of the two-storey Rainmaker Hotel.
Classification:
Collision with pole or wiresLoss of control
Sources:
» P-3 Orion Aircraft Location Report (P-3 Orion Research Group - The Netherlands)» U.S. Navy
» 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.com
» The Calgary Herald - Apr 18, 1980
Photos
accident date: 17-04-1980
type: Lockheed P-3C Orion
registration: 158213
accident date: 17-04-1980
type: Lockheed P-3C Orion
registration: 158213
accident date: 17-04-1980
type: Lockheed P-3C Orion
registration: 158213
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