ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188928
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| Date: | Thursday 28 July 2016 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 165194 |
| MSN: | 1337/C419 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Twentynine Palms, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-Miramar NAS, CA (NKX/KNKX) |
| San Diego-Miramar NAS, CA (NKX/KNKX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An aircraft from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing crashed during a strafing run during a night training flight on a weapons range 140mi E of Los Angeles. The pilot was killed.
“In a dive that already contained a procedural error, this additional 1.1 seconds did not give [the pilot] the time or altitude necessary to recover the plane without activating the paddle switch once the warning was annunciated,” the investigation says.
“The investigation provided lessons learned and recommendations for improvements to pilot technique and software systems in the F/A-18 that can help improve safety in the future”
A/C FROM VMFA-232 - 'WT-05'.
Sources:
www.10news.com
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marine-corps-warplane-crashes-twentynine-palms-california-killing-pilot/
http://abc7.com/news/us-marine-pilot-killed-in-jet-crash-in-twentynine-palms/1448548/
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2016/07/29/marine-pilot-killed-in-f-a-18c-hornet-crash-in-california/
http://stanakshot.free.fr/photos/affich2.php?img=6651
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2016 14:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Jul-2016 14:41 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 29-Jul-2016 17:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2016 10:27 | stanak | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 13-Aug-2016 13:36 | rvargast17 | Updated [Cn] |
| 25-Mar-2017 09:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2021 16:21 | globie54321 | Updated [Narrative] |
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