Accident Lockheed P-3B Orion A9-296,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331870
 

Date:Thursday 11 April 1968
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-3B Orion
Owner/operator:Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF
Registration: A9-296
MSN: 185-5406
Year of manufacture:1968
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Moffett Field NAS, CA (NUQ) -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Mountain View-Moffett Field, CA (NUQ/KNUQ)
Narrative:
Undercarriage collapsed during pre-delivery acceptance trials. The aircraft burst into flames.

Sources:

P-3 Orion Aircraft Location Report (P-3 Orion Research Group - The Netherlands)
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher

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