ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77353
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| Date: | Friday 24 September 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-231 / USMC |
| Registration: | 158962 |
| MSN: | 712122 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Nassau, in North Sea - |
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Nassau |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
1st LT. KENNETH A. DONNELLY JR.
Call Sign: Grover Died: Sept. 24, 1982
His AV-8A Harrier crashed into the North Sea near Germany shortly after he took off from the USS Nassau during a training exercise*. Navy officials said they cannot find the investigative reports on the incident. During takeoff with ferry tanks there was a wind about 20 knots blowing down the centerline of the deck. This causes a burble that of air that pitched the aircraft 20 degrees nose up in the aircrafts configuration. when Donnelly took off there was a gust that pitched him up to approximately 45 degrees nose up with a right wing down 20 plus degrees. Pilot was unable to recover aircraft. No attempt of an ejection was observed. But his widow said she was told that his Harrier went down after encountering wind shear.
(*In September 1982, VMA-231 again participated in NATO exercise NORTHERN WEDDING/BOLD GUARD in Europe with 11 aircraft operating from USS NASSAU)
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/6725
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usmc/vma-231.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 18-Aug-2011 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2012 13:34 | phirstfish | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2017 07:44 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2023 06:32 | paperburn | Updated [[Aircraft type, Narrative]] |
| 20-Oct-2023 06:32 | harro | Updated [[[Aircraft type, Narrative]]] |
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