ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276849
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 February 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed S-3A Viking |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Hollywood-Burbank Airport, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS North Island, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ejection mechanism fired (automatically or intentionally) when the plane tilted to one side, blew a tire and spun into a ground loop. One crew member was killed when his parachute did not open. The other two landed safely with minor burns.
Sources:
Desert Sun 20 February 1975, pA2 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2022 19:12 | TB | Added |
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