2025 South Korean Lockheed P-3 Orion crash

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2025 South Korean Lockheed P-3 Orion crash
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A CCTV still of the plane going down shortly before crashing
Accident
DateMay 29, 2025
SummaryCrashed during training flight; cause under investigation
SiteSinjeong-ri, Pohang, South Korea
Aircraft
20181208 JMSDF Lockheed P-3 Orion taxi Naha Air Show 2018-16.jpg
A P-3 similar to the one involved in the crash
Aircraft type Lockheed P-3 Orion
Operator Republic of Korea Navy
Registration 100917 (tentative)
Flight origin Pohang Air Base
Occupants4
Crew4
Fatalities4
Injuries0
Survivors0

On May 29, 2025, a Lockheed P-3CK Orion operated by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) crashed during a routine training flight shortly after takeoff from Pohang Air Base, killing all four crew members on board. The accident occurred in a forested area of Sinjeong-ri, near residential neighborhoods. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. [1]

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Accident

The aircraft departed Pohang Air Base at approximately 13:43 KST for a scheduled training flight involving takeoff and landing circuits. It crashed roughly six minutes later, around 13:49, striking trees and terrain between two civilian structures. [2] Video footage captured the aircraft descending rapidly with its landing gear extended. [3]

Initial statements by the Ministry of National Defense and South Korea’s Navy suggested no distress calls were made prior to the crash. Weather conditions were favorable. [2] The Navy suspended all P-3 operations pending investigation. A task force was established to identify the cause, with mechanical failure—particularly in the engine system—suspected. [4]

Victims

All four crew members aboard were killed. This included two commissioned officers (a major and a captain) and two non-commissioned officers. Their remains were recovered, and the Ministry of Defense announced that military funerals would be held, with interment at the Daejeon National Cemetery. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south, killing 4". AP News. 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  2. 1 2 3 최수호. "대한민국 해군 P-3 추락사고, 4명 전원 순직". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-05-30.
  3. ↑ "CCTV 영상 속 마지막 순간…P-3 해군 초계기 급강하". YTN. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
  4. ↑ "South Korean Navy to probe P-3 crash; fleet grounded". 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
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