Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 26 June 1979
Aircraft Type: Lockheed P-3B Orion
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 154596
Location: near Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP) –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
During climb out, a P-3 aircraft experienced engine failures, leading to a short landing and subsequent crash short of the runway.During climb out, a P-3 aircraft experienced engine failures, leading to a short landing and subsequent crash short of the runway.
Description
During climb out, approximately 15000 ft from Cubi Point, the P-3 crew lost engines number 1 and number 2. It is believed that a gear box failure in engine no. 1 caused the propeller to depart striking engine no. 2. The crew attempted to return to Cubi Point NAS but the airplane crashed short of the runway.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlhttp://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Gear box failure in engine number 1 caused a propeller to depart striking engine number 2.Gear box failure in engine number 1 caused a propeller to depart striking engine number 2.Share on:
