Editing Lockheed P-3 Orion (section)

==Notable events, accidents, and incidents==
* 30 January 1963: A P-3A, BuNo ''149762'', was lost at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, 14 crew killed.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19630130-0}}</ref>
* 4 July 1966: A P-3A, BuNo ''152172'', construction number 185-5142, assigned to [[VP-19]], Radio call sign Papa Echo Zero Five (PE-05), crashed {{convert|7|mi}} northeast Battle Creek, MI. It was on the return leg of a cross country training flight from NAS New York-[[Floyd Bennett Field]], New York to [[Moffett Federal Airfield|NAS Moffett Field]], California via [[Naval Air Station Glenview|NAS Glenview]], Illinois; all four crew lost.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com/post/p3-orion-crash-site-michigan-6599752|title=P-3 Orion Crash Site Michigan – Wreckchasing Message Board|website=pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com|access-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714113042/http://pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com/post/p3-orion-crash-site-michigan-6599752|archive-date=14 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 6 February 1968: A P-3B, BuNo ''153440'', construction number 185-5237, assigned to [[VP-26]], crashed during an [[Operation Market Time]] combat patrol off Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam. All 12 crew were lost as MIA. Initially attributed to mechanical failure, it was later suggested that it may have been shot down.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680206-0|title=No Title|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1 April 1968: A P-3B, Registration ''153445'', construction number 185-5241, assigned to [[VP-26]], was shot down by surface anti-aircraft fire during an Operation Market Time combat patrol off Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam. The AAA fire set an engine on fire, and during a subsequent landing attempt, the wing separated and the aircraft crashed, with the loss of all 12 crew.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680401-0|access-date=9 February 2020|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed P-3B Orion 153445 Dao Phu Quoc Island}}</ref>
* 11 April 1968: An RAAF P-3B, Registration ''A9-296'', construction number 185-5406, crashed on runway 32L at [[Moffett Federal Airfield|NAS Moffett Field]], California after departing the manufacturer's facility during pre-delivery acceptance trials. The left main mount (undercarriage) collapsed upon landing and the aircraft ground-looped. All crew survived without serious injury, but the aircraft was completely destroyed by the resulting fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680411-2|title=No Title|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
* 6 March 1969: USN P-3A BuNo ''152765'' tail coded RP-07 of VP-31 crashed at [[Naval Air Station Lemoore|NAS Lemoore]], California, at the end of a practice ground control approach (GCA) landing, all six crew died.
* 28 January 1971: Commander Donald H. Lilienthal, USN flew a P-3C Orion to a world speed record for heavyweight turboprops. Over 15–25&nbsp;kilometers, he reached 501 miles per hour to break the Soviet [[Ilyushin Il-18|Il-18]]'s May 1968 record of 452 miles per hour.
* 26 May 1972: USN P-3A BuNo ''152155'' disappeared over the [[Pacific Ocean]] on a routine training mission after departing NAS Moffett Field, California, with the loss of eight crew members.<ref name=Moffett>Ranter, Harro and Fabian I. Lujan. [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720526-1 "ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed P-3A-50-LO Orion 152155 California."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104032723/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720526-1 |date=4 November 2012 }} ''Aviation Safety Network,'' 2005. Retrieved: 28 June 2011.</ref>
* 3 June 1972: While attempting to fly through the [[Straits of Gibraltar]], ''en route'' from [[Naval Station Rota, Spain]] to [[Naval Air Station Sigonella]], Sicily, a P-3A of [[VP-44 (1951-91)|VP-44]] hit a mountain in Morocco, resulting in the death of all 14 crew on board.<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/usnavy-aircrew-morocco-06031972.htm "United States Navy Aircrew, 3 June 1972."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119225219/http://arlingtoncemetery.net/usnavy-aircrew-morocco-06031972.htm |date=19 November 2010 }} ''Arlington National Cemetery.'' Retrieved: 25 January 2011.</ref>
* 12 April 1973: A P-3C, BuNo ''157332'', operating from NAS Moffett Field, California collided with a [[Convair 990]] (N711NA) operated by [[NASA]] during approach to runway 32L. They crashed on the Sunnyvale Municipal Golf Course, {{convert|0.5|mi}} short of the runway, resulting in destruction of both aircraft and the death of all but one crewmember.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730412-1 "ASN Aircraft accident, Lockheed P-3C-125-LO Orion, 12 April 1973."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606142031/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730412-1 |date=6 June 2011 }} ''Aviation Safety Network.'' Retrieved: 28 June 2011.</ref>
* 11 December 1977: USN P-3B BuNo ''153428'' from [[VP-11]] operating from [[Lajes Field]], [[Azores]] crashed on mountainous [[El Hierro]] (southwesternmost of the [[Canary Islands]]) in poor visibility. There were no survivors from the crew of 13.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19771211-0 "Lockheed P-3B-80-LO Orion."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009133533/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19771211-0 |date=9 October 2014 }} ''Aviation Safety Network.'' Retrieved: 21 January 2012.</ref>
* 26 April 1978: USN P-3B BuNo ''152724'' from [[VP-23]] crashed on landing approach to Lajes Field, Azores. Seven of the crew were killed and the plane sank into deep water preventing recovery to assess the cause of the crash.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-vol2/chap3-5.pdf "Third VP-23."] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110709162543/http%3A//www%2Ehistory%2Enavy%2Emil/avh%2Dvol2/chap3%2D5%2Epdf |date=9 July 2011 }} ''United States Navy.'' Retrieved: 21 January 2012.</ref>
* 22 September 1978: USN P-3B BuNo ''152757'' from [[VP-8]] disintegrated over [[Poland, Maine]] on 22 September 1978. An over-pressurized fuel tank caused the port wing to separate at the outboard engine.<ref>[http://www.vpnavy.com/vp8_mishap.html "VP-8 Mishaps."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522192647/http://www.vpnavy.com/vp8_mishap.html |date=22 May 2013 }} ''U.S. Navy Patrol Squadrons.'' Retrieved: 21 January 2012.</ref> The detached wing sheared off part of the tail; and aerodynamic forces caused the remaining engines and starboard wing to detach from the fuselage. Debris rained down near the south end of Tripp Pond shortly after 12:00. None of the 8-man crew survived.<ref>[http://www.sunjournal.com/oxford-hills/story/907518 "The ultimate sacrifice; wreck sites a reminder of military plane disasters."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310174154/http://www.sunjournal.com/oxford-hills/story/907518 |date=10 March 2012 }} ''Lewiston Sun Journal.'' Retrieved: 20 January 2012.</ref>
* 26 October 1978: USN P-3C, BuNo ''159892'', call sign coded AF 586 from [[VP-9]] operating from [[NAS Adak]] ditched at sea after an engine fire caused by a propeller malfunction. All but two of the 15-man crew were rescued by a Soviet trawler, but three crew members died of exposure.<ref>Jampoler, Andrew C.A. ''Adak: the rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586''. Annapolis, Maryland:  Naval Institute Press, 2003. {{ISBN|1-59114-412-4}}.</ref>
* 27 June 1979: A P-3B, BuNo ''154596'', from [[VP-22]] operating from [[Naval Air Station Cubi Point|NAS Cubi Point]] Philippines, had a propeller overspeed shortly after departure. The number 4 propeller then departed the aircraft, striking the number three with a subsequent fire on that engine. While attempting an overweight landing with two engines out, the aircraft stalled, rolled inverted and crashed in Subic Bay just past Grande Island. Four crew and one passenger were killed in the crash.<ref name="Remembrance">[http://www.vpinternational.ca/BOR/US.htm "Accident List- United States."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110114624/http://www.vpinternational.ca/BOR/US.htm |date=10 November 2015 }} ''VPI Book of Remembrance,'' 27 September 2008. Retrieved: 7 July 2012.</ref>
* 17 April 1980: USN P-3C BuNo ''158213'' from [[VP-50]] while flying for a parachuting exhibition in [[Pago Pago, American Samoa]] struck overhead tram wires and crashed, killing all six crew on board.<ref name="Remembrance"/>
* 17 May 1983: USN P-3B BuNo ''152733'' tail coded YB-07 from [[VP-1]] inadvertently landed gear up during a routine dedicated field work (DFW) pilot training flight at [[NAS Barbers Point]].  No crew were injured but the aircraft was a total loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vpnavy.com/vp1_mishap.html|title=VPNAVY – VP-1 Mishap Summary Page – VP Patrol Squadron |website=vpnavy.com |access-date=12 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324121617/http://vpnavy.com/vp1_mishap.html|archive-date=24 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* 16 June 1983: USN P-3B, BuNo ''152720'', tail coded YB-06 from [[VP-1]] at NAS Barbers Point crashed into a mountain top in fog and low clouds on the [[Napali Coast]] between the [[Honopū Valley|Honopū]] and [[Kalalau Valley|Kalalau]] valleys in [[Kauai]], Hawai'i, killing all 14 on board.<ref>{{cite news |title=15 victims still on ridge: All killed in P-3 crash on Kauai |first1=Robert |last1=Hollis |first2=Jan |last2=TenBruggencate |work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |date=June 17, 1983 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-advertiser/140641015/ |access-date=April 15, 2025 |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-advertiser/140641015/ 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-advertiser/140641015/ 3]}}</ref><ref name="Remembrance"/><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeuSTEU97Vc "The Crash of YB-06."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416105743/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeuSTEU97Vc |date=16 April 2016 }} ''youtube.com.'' Retrieved: 7 July 2012.</ref>
* 6 January 1987: Following a seven-hour P-3 ASW patrol, [[VP-6]]'s Crew Eight initiated restart of the loitered No. 1 engine, 830&nbsp;nm from [[NAS Barbers Point]]. The engine encountered RPM problems and failed to feather and overspeed leading to gearbox issues. After six hours of flight back to Barbers Point and only 12&nbsp;nm from the runway, the No. 1 prop disconnected and collided with prop No. 2 removing two prop tips. This caused the aircraft to roll violently to the left until prop No. 2 was able to be locked with the prop brake. Despite this, the crew managed to touch down on centerline, 2,000 feet down the runway, completing its landing roll-out with 2,500 feet remaining and all crew surviving.<ref>{{cite web |title=VP-6 Crew 8 lost propeller flight January 1987 |url=https://www.vp-6.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=309126&module_id=147414 |website=vp-6.org |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref> Due to this event, P3 engine oil protocol was adjusted.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vpnavy.com/vp6_mishap.html |website=vpnavy.com |access-date=14 August 2022|title=VPNAVY - VP-6 Mishap Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron }}</ref>
* 13 September 1987: A Royal Norwegian Air Force P-3B, tail number "602", was hit from below by a Russian [[Sukhoi Su-27]] of the 941st IAP V-PVO. The Su-27 flew below the P-3's starboard side, then accelerated and pulled up, clipping the #4 engine's propellers. The propeller shrapnel hit the P-3B's fuselage and caused a decompression. There were no injuries and both aircraft returned safely to base.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_287.shtml |title=Bear Hunters, Part 3: Collision with Flanker |access-date=10 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729152940/http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_287.shtml |archive-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
* 25 September 1990:  The first production P-3C Update III, BuNo ''161762'', assigned to VP-31 at NAS Moffett Field, impacted the runway at an excessive rate of descent while conducting at dedicated field work sortie at [[Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Crows Landing]]. Both main landing gear failed and the aircraft slid down the runway.  Some crewmembers sustained minor injuries, but there were no fatalities.  The aircraft was a total loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900925-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed P-3C Orion 161762 Crows Landing-Aux Field, CA (NRC)|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=12 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913203529/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900925-1|archive-date=13 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>    
* 21 March 1991: While on a training mission west of [[San Diego, California]], two USN P-3Cs, BuNos ''158930'' and ''159325'', assigned to VP-50 based at NAS Moffett Field collided in midair, killing all 27 crew on board both aircraft.<ref>[http://www.vpnavy.com/vp50mem_04dec98.html "VP-50 Crew 2/11 — In Memoriam — VP-50 Crew 2/11, 21 March 1991"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722170221/http://www.vpnavy.com/vp50mem_04dec98.html |date=22 July 2011 }}. U.S. Navy Patrol Squadrons. Retrieved: 25 January 2011.</ref>
* 26 April 1991: An RAAF AP-3C, tail number ''A9-754'', lost a wing leading edge and crashed into shallow water in the Cocos Island; one crewman was killed. It was cut up and became an artificial reef.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19910426-0}}</ref>
* 16 October 1991: P-3A ''N924AU'' of [[Aero Union]] crashed into a mountain in Montana, United States killing both crew.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19911916-1}}</ref>
* 25 March 1995: USN P-3C BuNo ''158217'' assigned to [[VP-47]] was returning from a training mission in the North Arabian Sea when it suffered catastrophic engine failure of the number 4 engine. The aircraft ditched at sea {{convert|2|mi}} from [[RAFO Masirah]], Oman. All 11 crewmembers were rescued by the Royal Omani Air Force.<ref>"A P-3 ditches with Four engines Out, All Survive." http://www.vpnavy.org/vp47ditch.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225102520/http://www.vpnavy.org/vp47ditch.html |date=25 February 2014 }}.  Retrieved 20 February 2014.</ref>
* 1 April 2001: An aerial collision known as the [[Hainan Island incident]] between a USN EP-3E ARIES II, BuNo ''156511'', a [[ELINT|signals reconnaissance version]] of the P-3C, and a People's Liberation Army Navy [[Shenyang J-8|J-8IIM]] fighter resulted in the J-8IIM crashing and its pilot was killed. The EP-3 came close to becoming uncontrollable, at one point sustaining a near inverted [[Slow roll (aeronautics)|roll]], but was able to make an [[emergency landing]] on [[Hainan]].<ref name="Brookes">{{cite book |last1=Brookes |first1=Andrew |title=Destination disaster : aviation accidents in the modern age |date=2002 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=London |isbn=0-7110-2862-1 |pages=101–110}}</ref>
* 20 April 2005: P-3B ''N926AU'' of [[Aero Union]] crashed while conducting practice drops of water over an area of rugged mountainous terrain located north of the [[Chico Municipal Airport|Chico Airport]]. All three crew on board were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20050420-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed P-3B Orion N926AU Chico, CA|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=15 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015145934/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20050420-1|archive-date=15 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 21 October 2008: P-3C USN ''158573'' On landing, the aircraft overrun runway and lost its right landing gear. Nobody was injured but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-lockheed-p-3-orion-bagram-afb |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 November 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128020229/https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-lockheed-p-3-orion-bagram-afb |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
* 22 May 2011: Twenty [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan]] militants claiming to avenge [[Osama bin Laden]]'s death destroyed two [[Pakistan Navy]] P-3Cs during an armed attack at [[PNS Mehran]], a Pakistan Navy base in Karachi.<ref>Jung, Ahmed, Faraz Khan and Jahanzaib Haque. [http://tribune.com.pk/story/173888/blast-on-dalmia-road/ "Navy says PNS base under control after attack."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523232926/http://tribune.com.pk/story/173888/blast-on-dalmia-road/ |date=23 May 2011 }} ''tribune.com,'' 23 May 2011. Retrieved: 23 May 2011.</ref> They had been frequently used to conduct overland counter-insurgency surveillance operations.<ref>Mackey, Robert. [http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/before-attack-pakistans-navy-boasted-of-role-in-fight-against-taliban/ "The Lede (blog): Before Attack, Pakistan's Navy Boasted of Role in Fight Against Taliban."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617162912/http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/before-attack-pakistans-navy-boasted-of-role-in-fight-against-taliban/ |date=17 June 2012 }} ''The New York Times,'' 23 May 2011.</ref>
* 15 February 2014: Three USN P-3Cs were crushed beyond repair when their hangar, at [[Naval Air Facility Atsugi|NAF Atsugi]], Japan, was destroyed by a massive snow storm.<ref>{{cite news|title=Navy Orions likely damaged in hangar collapse|url=http://www.stripes.com/news/navy-orions-likely-damaged-in-hangar-collapse-1.268275|access-date=9 May 2014|newspaper=Stars and Stripes|date=18 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518094829/http://www.stripes.com/news/navy-orions-likely-damaged-in-hangar-collapse-1.268275|archive-date=18 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>