Lockheed P-3 Orion crash, Jan 30, 1963 (14 killed), Atlan...
Lockheed P-3 Orion accident on January 30, 1963 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 14 fatalities. Cause: The cause could not be determined. A Navy board...
- Date: January 30, 1963
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3 Orion
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause could not be determined. A Navy board of inquiry judged that extenuating circumstances came into play.
A United States Navy Lockheed P 3 Orion from Patuxent River NAS crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 231 miles east of Atlantic City during a night exercise with a US Marine ship on 30 January 1963. Only debris and the body of the captain were found, and the other 13 crew were never recovered.