Lockheed P-3 Orion crash, Jan 16, 1968 (12 killed), Iwaku...
Lockheed P-3 Orion accident on January 16, 1968 near Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan with 12 fatalities.
- Date: January 16, 1968
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3 Orion
- Location: Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Returning to Iwakuni after a maritime patrol, the aircraft descended in snowfall and limited visibility and struck the slope of a mountain at about 6,200 feet, a few kilometers southeast of the airfield. All 12 occupants were killed, and the crew was approaching at too low an altitude for reasons that were not determined.