ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89024
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| Date: | Friday 16 February 2001 |
| Time: | 14:35 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas A-4K Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ6211 |
| MSN: | 13734 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near NAS Nowra, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NAS Nowra |
| NAS Nowra | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex RAN, N13-154093. Converted from A-4G to A-4K.
Two RNZAF Skyhawk pilots, based at Nowra, were practicing their formation aerobatic routine for a forthcoming airshow.
While carrying out a barrel roll with the two A-4K's air-to-air refueling systems connected the leading Skyhawk struck the ground and exploded.
Squadron Leader Murray Neilson was killed in the crash.
Sources:
NZ Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2011 22:20 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Jan-2012 05:46 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2016 08:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2016 23:25 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 15:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Nov-2023 08:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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