Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 February 2014
Aircraft Type: Lockheed OP-3C Orion
Owner/operator: Japan Maritime Self Defence Force – JMSDF
Registration Number: 9133
Location: Atsugi NAS (NJA) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: RoofRoof
Category: Other
A maintenance hangar collapse at Atsugi NAS in Japan resulted in damage to ten Japanese and U.S. P-3 Orion aircraft. Heavy snowfall triggered the collapse of the roof.A maintenance hangar collapse at Atsugi NAS in Japan resulted in damage to ten Japanese and U.S. P-3 Orion aircraft. Heavy snowfall triggered the collapse of the roof.
Description
A maintenance hangar collapse at Atsugi NAS in Japan caused damage to ten Japanese and U.S. P-3 Orion aircraft. The roof collapsed following heavy snowfall. Reportedly lost in the occurrence were: US Navy: 159329 (c/n 5619); 159503 (c/n 5620); 160283 (c/n 5646); 161338 (c/n 5736) JMSDF: 5026 (c/n 9023); 5049 (c/n 9046); 9133 (c/n 9036)
Source of Information
http://www.stripes.com/news/three-navy-p-3-orions-crushed-in-japanese-hangar-collapse-declared-total-losses-1.281753http://www.stripes.com/news/three-navy-p-3-orions-crushed-in-japanese-hangar-collapse-declared-total-losses-1.281753Primary Cause
Heavy snowfall.Heavy snowfall.Share on:
