Date:	Friday 16 May 2008
Time:	15:30
Type:	McDonnell Douglas TAV-8B-13-MC Harrier II
Owner/operator:	VMAT-203 / USMC
Registration:	163861
MSN:	T15
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Arizona -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	MCAS Cherry Point (KNT/KNKT)
Destination airport:	MCAS Yuma, AZ
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
A U.S. Marine Corps Harrier attack jet crashed Thursday while on a training mission in southern Arizona. Both pilots ejected safely, officials said.

The pilots were taken to Yuma Regional Medical Center and were listed in good condition Thursday night.

“The hospital reported they were both conscious and talking,” said Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon of the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma public affairs office.

The jet, assigned to Cherry Point, N.C., went down about 3:30 p.m. on the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range southeast of Yuma, Lisbon said.

The range spans a remote desert area and is used primarily for pilot training.

The aircraft was a TAV-8B Harrier II two-seat trainer jet and “the pilots were here for normal training,” Lisbon said. He said he did not know what type of training the Harrier was involved in.

Helicopters from the air station’s search and rescue unit recovered the downed pilots, whose identities were not immediately released. The crash was under investigation and the cause was not known, according to Lisbon.

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-May-2008 02:34	Fusko	Added
18-May-2008 09:56	Fusko	Updated
10-Aug-2008 01:10	RobertMB	Updated
19-Aug-2011 06:17	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]