ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197254
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 2017 |
| Time: | 12:38 LT |
| Type: |  Northrop F-5N Tiger II |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 761533 |
| MSN: | L1008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 nm, SW of Key West, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Key West |
| NAS Key West | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot ejected during a training exercise and was recovered safely by USCG at 13:15. The pilot was later released from the hospital with no apparent injuries. Some debris was recovered but the aircraft sank in 3000ft water. Currently, the Navy does not plan to recover the rest of the aircraft.
The F-5 was attached to Fighter Squadron Composite 111 (VFC-111) Sundowners based at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. Identification data: USAF contract 76-1533 to Swiss AF J-3008 to US Navy with hybrid-BuNo. 761533. F-5E upgraded to F-5N circa 2007.
Sources:
https://www.local10.com/news/navy-pilot-rescued-near-key-west-after-plane-crash
https://news.usni.org/2017/08/09/navy-reserve-f-5-crashes-off-key-west-pilot-good-condition-coast-guard-rescue
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/09/navy-jet-crashes-off-key-west-pilot-rescued.html
https://news.usni.org/2017/08/11/f-5n-pilot-released-hospital-crash-investigation-continues
Media:
Navy Reserve F-5 Crashes Off of Key West; Pilot in Good Condition After Coast Guard Rescue https://t.co/b7kpbVZauI
— Viper ONE (@Vip3r0ne) August 9, 2017
NEW: U.S. Navy pilot safely ejected from his F-5N Tiger II tactical fighter aircraft off of Key West today during training mission. pic.twitter.com/Pd9LUOdWqx
— ABC News (@ABC) August 9, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2017 21:26 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 09-Aug-2017 21:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2017 21:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2017 21:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-Aug-2017 08:33 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 11-Aug-2017 07:08 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Aug-2017 17:41 | 78Delta | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2017 11:12 | CDo | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2017 16:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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