159389 - United States Navy (S-3B Viking)

Photo of aircraft 159389 operated by United States Navy

Aircraft Details

Frame Details
Serial394A-3025
Line Number
First Flight
ModelS-3B Viking
StatusWritten-off
CommentsS-3A mod to S-3B; dbr 09.1.2002 when a/c suffered in-flight fire in environmental control system compartment, causing failure to main hydraulic system and loss of most flight-related electrical systems and suffered smoke in cockpit; a/c landed on USS Roosevelt on second attempt, while operating in the Arabian Sea off Oman, but nose and starboard main undercarriages collapsed on touchdown causing the starboard wing tank to catch fire on impact with carrier deck (with VS-32); officially soc 26.4.2002;
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Not Seen It! 159389 United States Navy Unknown Written-off

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SIGHTINGS

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10/06/1990 - EGDM - colin woods
09/06/1990 - EGDM - LIN104
S-3B, VS-31/AG700
09/06/1990 - EGDM - Warthog1
'AG-700' VS-31
09/06/1990 - EGDM - gazac
coded AB-706 [USS John C Steness]
09/06/1990 - EGDM - roly70
09/06/1990 - EGDM - roly70
09/06/1990 - EGDM - saxonms
09/06/1990 - EGDM - spotter1
S-3B, VS-31 "AG700"
07/05/1977 - KMHR - Warthog1
'NK-705' VS-29