Lockheed P-3 Orion crash, Mar 21, 1991 (13 killed), Pacif...
Lockheed P-3 Orion accident on March 21, 1991 near Pacific Ocean, World with 13 fatalities. Cause: Not determined; reported factors were crew fatigue,...
- Date: March 21, 1991
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3 Orion
- Location: Pacific Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined; reported factors were crew fatigue, lapses in formation flying, and the aircraft not following its assigned heading.
The second US Navy P-3C in the same mid-air collision over the Pacific on the Moffett survey mission was lost with its crew. Both aircraft were in formation at about 3,000 ft in marginal weather when they collided. All 13 crew aboard were lost and never recovered.