Jacksonville - Jacksonville

On February 23, 1978 at 12:00 AM, Jacksonville - Jacksonville experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-3 Orion, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Jacksonville-Towers Field NAS Florida.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful patrol flight, the crew returned to Jacksonville-Towers Field and the airplane completed a belly landing before coming to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 151381, MSN 185-5094, year of manufacture 1964.