ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216753
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 May 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 165178 |
| MSN: | 1300/C403 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fallon NAS, NV (NFL/KNFL) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fallon NAS, NV (NFL/KNFL) |
| Fallon NAS, NV (NFL/KNFL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
USNA 1991 graduate was performing a night bombing run with SEALs lasing a hillside target for him. He impacted the side of a mountain doing a bit over 700KIAS. Impact was nearly parallel with the mountainside and about 60 feet from the summit. No attempt at ejection. The right motor landed several hundred feet from initial impact.
Sources:
https://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries23.html
I was the second man on scene. Additionally, I think this happened on 28 May. The was on scene marking UXO when I was notified of the SH-60 mishap which killed the crew chief.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2018 14:39 | TB | Added |
| 01-Jun-2023 12:24 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
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