Hamilton - Hamilton

On July 27, 1965 at 12:00 AM, Hamilton - Hamilton experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-3 Orion, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Hamilton-Kindley Field All Bermuda.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 30.8%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Hamilton-Kindley Field Airport. Following few touch-and-go manoeuvres, the pilot-in-command started a new approach when all four engines stopped simultaneously. Due to low speed, the airplane stalled and crashed near the runway threshold. Four passengers were killed while nine other occupants were injured, some of them seriously. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 151380, MSN 185-5093, year of manufacture 1964.