ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187017
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Date: | Friday 6 May 2016 |
Time: | 17:05 LT |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II |
Owner/operator: | VMA-542 USMC |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Atlantic Ocean, c1.5 mi off Wrightsville Beach, NC -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Wilmington Int'l (KILM) |
Destination airport: | Wilmington Int'l (KILM) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The pilot ejected during a training flight. The aircraft sank. The pilot was recovered at 1738 by SAR helicopter having sustained undetermined injuries.
Sources:
http://www.wect.com/story/31912681/military-plane-crashes-off-wrightsville-beach https://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/05/06/this-just-in-military-plane-crashes-at-wrightsville-beach/ https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2016/05/06/coast-guard-pilot-rescued-after-ejecting-into-ocean/ http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20160506/ARTICLES/160509732 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-May-2016 01:23 |
Geno |
Added |
07-May-2016 02:13 |
Geno |
Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
07-May-2016 07:23 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
15-Dec-2017 07:44 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator] |
25-Dec-2019 09:41 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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