ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77346
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| Date: | Friday 12 October 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley AV-8C Harrier |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-542 USMC |
| Registration: | 158694 |
| MSN: | 712091/13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cape Lookout, Carteret County, 11 miles SE of Beaufort, NC. -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC (KNKT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during a training flight over the Atlantic just off Cape Lookout, N.C. (Approx. co-ordinates 34° 36′ 19″ N, 76° 32′ 10″ W). Aircraft hit the water at a steep angle and a high rate of speed.
Pilot - later named as 1st LT. ROBERT C. MURRAY - failed to eject, and his body was never found: the plane was destroyed. No cause was ever determined.
Sources:
http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/6725 (Obituary of pilot)
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/AV8APROD.PDF
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Lookout_(North_Carolina)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 03-Aug-2011 13:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2011 22:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2020 17:33 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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