Navy "Maritime Patrol Aircraft Crashes in Pohang... Confirming Casualties of 4 Onboard"

Input: 2025-05-29 14:41:40

Updated: 2025-05-29 14:41:40

Cause Unknown. Crashed in a Mountain in Nam-gu, Pohang, Fire Authorities in Extinguishing Operation

[Financial News]

Navy maritime patrol aircraft crash scene. Provided by reader · Newsis

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, Pohang, a Navy patrol aircraft crashed into a mountain in Nam-gu, Pohang.
On the 29th, the Navy announced, "Today at around 1:43 PM, a maritime patrol aircraft (P-3) that took off from the Pohang base for training crashed near the base for unknown reasons."
The Navy also added, "There are 4 crew members onboard, and we are confirming the circumstances of the accident and the status of casualties and damage."
The Pohang fire authorities also announced that a fire broke out from the crashed Navy patrol aircraft, and they are conducting extinguishing operations. The fire authorities mobilized 2 helicopters, 17 pieces of equipment, and 40 personnel.

The P-3C Orion is a four-engine turboprop aircraft designed by the US Navy to locate and track enemy submarines. Recently, it has been modified to enable land and sea surface surveillance. It is currently known that the US operates 150 units, Japan 80 units, South Korea 16 units (P-3CK), and Taiwan 12 units. ⦁Maximum endurance 16 hours ⦁Maximum speed 761 km/h, operational range 3835 km ⦁Crew: 3 pilots, 2 flight officers, 2 flight engineers, 3 sensor operators, 1 onboard technician. The photo shows a P-3C anti-submarine patrol aircraft from the Navy's 6th Fleet conducting a patrol operation over the East and West Seas on April 4, 2013. (File photo) Provided by Navy 6th Fleet

wangjylee@fnnews.com Lee Jong-yun Reporter

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