Lajes - Lajes

On April 26, 1978 at 12:00 AM, Lajes - Lajes experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-3 Orion, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Lajes Azores Islands.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The four engine airplane was completing a training mission out from Lajes when it crashed under unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean, about 32 km northeast of Lajes. Few debris were found floating on water and all seven crew members were killed. Crew: Lt David G. Schwerstein, Lt Michael E. Hayes, Ltjg Michael Dziubak, Ad1 Robert L. Hasselbacher, Ad1 Randolph L. Affield, Ao3 Robert J. Elmore, At3 Weslie Donald Putnam.

Aircraft reference details include registration 152724, MSN 185-5164, year of manufacture 1965.