ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77330
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| Date: | Monday 30 August 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-513 / USMC |
| Registration: | 158974 |
| MSN: | 712135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MCAS Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| MCAS Iwanuki, Japan (RJOI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ran out of fuel on approach to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan at co ordinates 34°08′42″N, 132°14′39″E and crashed just south of the runway.
Pilot - Capt. A. A. Decandia - ejected safely.
Sources:
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?43214-Accident-Report-US-military-accidents-in-1972-to-2000-in-Okinawa-Japan
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/year_pages/1976.htm]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Iwakuni
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 18-Aug-2011 22:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2011 23:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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