Pago Pago - Pago Pago
Flight / Schedule
Pago Pago - Pago Pago
Aircraft
Lockheed P-3 OrionRegistration
158213
MSN
185-5558
Year of Manufacture
1971
Operator
United States Navy - USNDate
April 17, 1980 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Demonstration
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
City
Crash Location
Pago Pago All American Samoa
Region
Oceania • American Samoa
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On April 17, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Pago Pago - Pago Pago experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-3 Orion, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Pago Pago All American Samoa.
The flight was categorized as demonstration and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 133.3%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 2.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was taking part in Samoa's Flag Day celebration. It was dropping skydivers near the reviewing area. During the second run, the airplane clipped a mile-long tramway line running across Pago Pago Harbor to Mount Alava. Part of the wing separated and the airplane crashed in flames into an area in front of the two-storey Rainmaker Hotel. All six occupants as well as two people on the ground were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 158213, MSN 185-5558, year of manufacture 1971.
Fatalities
Total
8
Crew
6
Passengers
0
Other
2
Crash Summary
The airplane was taking part in Samoa's Flag Day celebration. It was dropping skydivers near the reviewing area. During the second run, the airplane clipped a mile-long tramway line running across Pago Pago Harbor to Mount Alava. Part of the wing separated and the airplane crashed in flames into an area in front of the two-storey Rainmaker Hotel. All six occupants as well as two people on the ground were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
133.3%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Pago Pago - Pago Pago
Operator
United States Navy - USNFlight Type
Demonstration
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
City
Region / Country
Oceania • American Samoa
Aircraft Details
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