ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed P-3A Orion 152159 Las Vegas, NV
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Date:Monday 3 August 1970
Type:Silhouette image of generic P3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed P-3A Orion
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 152159
MSN: 185-5129
First flight: 1965
Crew:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:80 km (50 mls) S of Las Vegas, NV (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Las Vegas-Nellis AFB, NV (LSV/KLSV), United States of America
Destination airport:San Diego-North Island NAS, CA (NZY/KNZY), United States of America
Narrative:
The Orion entered an area of thunderstorm activity and reportedly broke up and crashed.

Classification:
Thunderstorm
Airframe failure
Loss of control

Sources:
» 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


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Distance from Las Vegas-Nellis AFB, NV to San Diego-North Island NAS, CA as the crow flies is 438 km (274 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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