What the records say
- When
- 12 Apr 1973
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 37.40° N, 122.04° W
- Description
- 1973 mid-air collision over California
- Deaths
- 16
1973 Sunnyvale mid-air collision
1973 mid-air collision over California
On April 12, 1973, a NASA Convair CV-990 and a US Navy Lockheed P-3 Orion collided on approach to Moffet Field, California. The two aircraft crashed on a golf course, killing all 11 on the CV-990 and 5 of the 6 on board the Orion.
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