ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344894
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| Date: | Thursday 24 August 2023 |
| Time: | 11:54 LT |
| Type: | Boeing F/A-18D Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MCAS Miramar, San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A USMC Boeing F/A-18D Hornet assigned to VMFA (AW)-224, 2nd MAW at MCAS Cherry Point crashed at night on high ground at the east side of MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California. The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/25/us/military-aircraft-crash-california/index.html
https://abcnews.go.com/US/18-military-jet-crashes-san-diego/story?id=102560193
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/f-18-fighter-jet-crash-under-investigation-on-mcas-miramar/3292728/
Media:
Advisory pic.twitter.com/GX5aEj5Y2h
— MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) August 25, 2023
Ret. U.S. Navy Commander Trey Faulkner has more on the flight path of the F-18 military jet crash, telling @kyraphillips: "When we are flying at night, things are inherently more dangerous." pic.twitter.com/l94ExUDADS
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) August 25, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2023 12:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Aug-2023 12:52 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 25-Aug-2023 13:36 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 25-Aug-2023 15:23 | JeffRL | Updated |
| 25-Aug-2023 16:33 | Anon. | Updated |
| 26-Aug-2023 06:35 | JeffRL | Updated |
| 26-Aug-2023 07:30 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 26-Aug-2023 11:49 | Iceman 29 | Updated |
| 27-Aug-2023 11:52 | Aerossurance | Updated |
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