ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77518
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 December 2003 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-211 / USMC |
| Registration: | 165571 |
| MSN: | 308 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 21st Street, Yuma, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| MCAS Yuma, AZ (KNYL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on final approach to MCAS Yuma, AZ, on Dec 3, 2003, east of Avenue B, between 21st & 22nd Street, Yuma, AZ, after pilot reported controllability problems.
Pilot ejected safely, but was taken to Yuma Regional Medical Centre for a check up and treatment
Airframe SOC Mar 31, 2004, after component recovery.
Sources:
Scramble 316
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries23.html
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nigel.sadler1/Accidents_2003.htm
http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzNavySearch.pl?target=AV-8B&series=3
http://www.archive.org/stream/departmentofdefe2005unit/departmentofdefe2005unit_djvu.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 02-Aug-2011 23:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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