ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77554
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-7-MC Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | VMAT-203 / USMC |
| Registration: | 162736 |
| MSN: | 512056/053 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neuse River, into Pamlico Sound, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point (KNT/KNKT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mid-air collision with TAV-8B 164138; crashed.
CAPT. STEVEN E. BEGEHR
Call Sign: Booger Died: Sept. 18, 1995
Begehr was flying his AV-8B in formation during a night training run in North Carolina when his plane clipped another Harrier and crashed into the Neuse River.
The other Harrier made it safely back to Cherry Point. It took 12 days to locate Begehr's body and the wreckage.
A Marine report attributed the crash to a momentary distraction. "Operating within the demanding environment of flying a close parade formation position, at night, left very little room for error," it said.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
Flight International 24-30 April 1996
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194508/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1995.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuse_River
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 26-Nov-2010 04:39 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Source] |
| 19-Aug-2011 03:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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