Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 30 January 1963
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P-3A Orion
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 149672
Location: 370 km SE off New York, NJ, USA –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Aircraft communications system (including radio equipment).Aircraft communications system (including radio equipment).
Category: Accident
A commercial passenger aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, lost contact with air traffic control approximately 30 nautical miles south of the Azores Islands. The aircraft was traveling eastbound, and experienced a sudden and unexplained loss of communication. The aircraft was operating at a normal altitude and speed. No distress calls were received.A commercial passenger aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, lost contact with air traffic control approximately 30 nautical miles south of the Azores Islands. The aircraft was traveling eastbound, and experienced a sudden and unexplained loss of communication. The aircraft was operating at a normal altitude and speed. No distress calls were received.
Description
Lost at sea.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlhttp://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Communication failure due to a potential software glitch or a transient interference.Communication failure due to a potential software glitch or a transient interference.Share on:
