Incident Hawker Siddeley AV-8C Harrier 159253,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77355
 
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Date:Wednesday 2 February 1983
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HAR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Siddeley AV-8C Harrier
Owner/operator:VMA-513 / USMC
Registration: 159253
MSN: 712162
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mojave Desert, near 29 Palms, California -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:MCAS Cherry Point (NKT/KNKT)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in the Mojave Desert near 29 Palms, San Bernadino County, California, USA: pilot ejected safely

Sources:

http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/AV8APROD.PDF
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2010 14:30 ASN Archive
26-Aug-2011 16:05 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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