ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57039
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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed S-3A Viking |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 160590 |
| MSN: | 394A-3170 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Silanguin, Zambales Province -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Cubi Point |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
MANILA, Phillippines (AP) -- A U.S. Navy antisubmarine jet warplane crashed into a mountain near the Subic naval base and all four crewmen were killed, a Navy spokesman reported Saturday.
He identified the victims as the pilot, Lt. Cmdr. George W. Kelly of Coronado, Calif., and Lt. William D. Blanton, Lt. Randy A Mikal and Petty Officer 3rd Class James C. Mentink, all of San Diego, Calif. Blanton was the co-pilot, Mikal a tactical coordinator, and Mentink an aviation antisubmarine warfare operator.
The spokesman said the Lockheed S-3A Viking crashed Thursday night on Mount Silanguin, two miles southwest of the Cubi Point Naval Air Station, which is part of the U.S. Navy facility at Subic. The twin-engined submarine-hunter had taken off from the Cubi airfield seven minutes before on a training flight, the spokesman said.
He reported it took Filipino and American rescue teams more than 9 hours to reach the crash site. Subic Bay is 50 miles northwest of Manila.
The four men were attached to an antisubmarine squadron aboard the carrier Constellation, which has San Diego as its homeport.
Sources:
The Day, New London, Connecticut via https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19781104&id=F5dGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=avgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3947,803507
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Feb-2017 20:02 | skonesam | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2022 19:52 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport] |
| 26-Mar-2022 21:40 | TB | Updated [Cn] |
| 08-Jan-2024 20:01 | geohall | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
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