Aircraft type safety record

P3 — accident and safety record

Every recorded P3 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets (1963–2025).

OCCURRENCES54
FATAL33
HULL LOSSES17

P3 safety overview

Most affected: US (2)

Top operators: United States Navy - USN (37), United States Navy (8), Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF (3), Aero Union (2), Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire (1)

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P3 occurrences (1–50 of 54)

  • 2025-05-29 — Republic of Korea Navy — 100917 (4 fatal)
  • 2018-04-13 — United States Navy (incident)
  • 2008-10-21 — United States Navy - USN — 158573 (hull loss)
  • 2008-10-21 — United States Navy (incident)
  • 2005-04-20 — Aero Union — N926AU (3 fatal)
  • 2003-07-10 — United States Navy (incident)
  • 1999-10-29 — Pakistan Navy - Pākistān Bāhrí'a — 83 (21 fatal)
  • 1997-09-23 — United States Navy - USN — 157320 (hull loss)
  • 1995-03-25 — United States Navy - USN — 158217 (incident)
  • 1995-03-25 — United States Navy (incident)
  • 1992-03-31 — Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - Kaijō Jieitai — 5032 (incident)
  • 1991-10-16 — Aero Union — N924AU (2 fatal)
  • 1991-04-26 — Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF — A9-754 (1 fatal)
  • 1991-04-26 — Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF (1 fatal)
  • 1991-03-21 — United States Navy - USN — 159325 (13 fatal)
  • 1991-03-21 — United States Navy - USN — 158930 (14 fatal)
  • 1991-03-21 — United States Navy (incident)
  • 1990-09-25 — United States Navy - USN — 161762 (hull loss)
  • 1990-09-25 — United States Navy (incident)
  • 1989-01-15 — United States Navy - USN — 152166 (incident)
  • 1988-02-06 — United States Navy (incident)
  • 1985-02-15 — Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force — 5-8702 (incident)
  • 1983-06-16 — United States Navy - USN — 152720 (14 fatal)
  • 1983-05-17 — United States Navy - USN — 152733 (hull loss)
  • 1981-01-18 — United States Navy - USN — 152161 (incident)
  • 1980-09-05 — United States Navy - USN — 154591 (hull loss)
  • 1980-04-17 — United States Navy - USN — 158213 (8 fatal)
  • 1980-04-17 — United States Navy (incident)
  • 1979-06-27 — United States Navy - USN — 154596 (5 fatal)
  • 1978-10-26 — United States Navy - USN — 159892 (5 fatal)
  • 1978-09-22 — United States Navy - USN — 152757 (8 fatal)
  • 1978-04-26 — United States Navy - USN — 152724 (7 fatal)
  • 1978-02-23 — United States Navy - USN — 151381 (hull loss)
  • 1977-12-11 — United States Navy - USN — 153428 (13 fatal)
  • 1977-08-07 — Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire — P.3-2/221-21 (6 fatal)
  • 1973-04-12 — United States Navy - USN — 157332 (5 fatal)
  • 1973-03-15 — United States Navy - USN — 152749 (5 fatal)
  • 1972-06-03 — United States Navy - USN — 152182 (14 fatal)
  • 1972-05-26 — United States Navy - USN — 152155 (8 fatal)
  • 1971-12-05 — United States Navy - USN — 152151 (1 fatal)
  • 1970-08-03 — United States Navy - USN — 152159 (10 fatal)
  • 1969-06-03 — United States Navy - USN — 151363 (hull loss)
  • 1969-03-06 — United States Navy - USN — 152765 (6 fatal)
  • 1968-04-11 — Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF — A9-296 (hull loss)
  • 1968-04-05 — United States Navy - USN — 151350 (8 fatal)
  • 1968-04-01 — United States Navy - USN — 153445 (12 fatal)
  • 1968-02-06 — United States Navy - USN — 153440 (12 fatal)
  • 1968-01-16 — United States Navy - USN — 152144 (12 fatal)
  • 1967-04-28 — United States Navy - USN — 151365 (12 fatal)
  • 1966-07-04 — United States Navy - USN — 152172 (4 fatal)

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