ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69595
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Date: | Friday 17 January 2003 |
Time: | c. 12:00 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet |
Owner/operator: | USMC |
Registration: | 165682 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off Miramar MCAS, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | KNKX |
Destination airport: | OCEAN |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:VMFA(AW)-225 crashed into Pacific Ocean off MCAS Miramar, CA 17 Jan 2003. Capts Matthew C. Shortal and Michael J. Johnson ejected safely and were picked up. Cause was attributed to material failure during a functional check flight with one engine shut down.
Sources:
Scramble 285
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Nov-2009 22:27 |
Razgriz |
Updated |
08-Dec-2020 14:32 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
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