Accident Lockheed P-3C Orion 159892, Thursday 26 October 1978
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Date:Thursday 26 October 1978
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic P3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-3C Orion
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 159892
MSN: 285A-5643
Year of manufacture:1976
Engine model:Allison T56-A14
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 15
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:960 km E off Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Adak Naval Air Facility, AK (ADK/PADK)
Destination airport:Adak Naval Air Facility, AK (ADK/PADK)
Narrative:
The P-3 Orion aircraft was on a surveillance patrol near Siberia when the no. 1 engine oversped. The propeller failed to feather following the emergency shut down of the engine. A lack of gear box oil resulted in a fire. A controlled ditching was performed. The survivors were rescued by a Soviet trawler.

Sources:

Fleet AW Association
P-3 Orion Aircraft Location Report (P-3 Orion Research Group - The Netherlands)
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
VPNavy.org
Bangor Daily News - Oct 27, 1978

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