Mid-air collision Incident Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet ,
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Date:Friday 1 April 2016
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F18S model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:NAS Lemoore, California -   United States of America
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Lemoore (KNLC)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A car being persued by police entered the Naval Air Station and collided with horizontal stabilizer of parked aircraft.
Both occupants of Jeep died.

Sources:

https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Jeep-Collides-With-FA-18-225934-1.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Apr-2016 06:38 Rumbachtaler Added
02-Apr-2016 16:42 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
16-Jun-2016 15:01 Aerossurance Updated [Operator]
11-Feb-2020 09:21 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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