ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75771
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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 2010 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps |
| Registration: | 164119 WH-19 |
| MSN: | 196 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ocala National Forest, Juniper Wilderness Area, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | U.S.S. Kearsarge, while offshore |
| Naval Air Station Jacksonville - KNIP | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A military plane crashed in the Ocala National Forest at about 8 p.m. Sunday, and the pilot was flown to Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Marion County Fire rescue officials said.
Update: According to recently published news, the aircraft was a USMC AV-8B Harrier belonging to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Air Unit out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., which is currently engaged in humanitarian aid training.
The aircraft was enroute from its ship, the U.S.S. Kearsarge, to an onshore Naval Air Station when the engine began to malfunction, forcing the pilot, a U.S. Marine Corps captain, to eject. One witness said the plane was on fire and spiraling downwards after the pilot ejected. The pilot reported to the first civilians to reach him that he had been knocked unconscious by the ejection. He sustained burns to one hand as well as a back injury, both described as "minor." The area where the crash occurred was cordoned off by U.S. Marines until accident investigators and other officials from the Marine Corps could get to the scene.
Sources:
http://www.ocala.com/article/20100719/ARTICLES/7191008/1001/news01?p=3&tc=pg
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100718/articles/100719544
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2010 01:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Jul-2010 21:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 19-Jul-2010 22:01 | Dan | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 19-Jul-2010 23:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2010 14:01 | FISHER01 | Updated [Registration] |
| 11-Aug-2010 07:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
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