Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 26 April 1978
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P-3B Orion
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 152724
Location: 32 km NE off Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (LFB) –
ÿ Portugal
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Cessna 172 twin-engine aircraftCessna 172 twin-engine aircraft
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 twin-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during a routine training mission over the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft was transmitting a distress signal and subsequently disappeared.A Cessna 172 twin-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during a routine training mission over the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft was transmitting a distress signal and subsequently disappeared.
Description
Crashed at sea during a routine training mission.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S0ozAAAAIBAJ&sjid=biMIAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20navy&pg=3128%2C4262859http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S0ozAAAAIBAJ&sjid=biMIAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20navy&pg=3128%2C4262859Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a combination of pilot error and adverse weather conditions.Loss of control due to a combination of pilot error and adverse weather conditions.Share on:
