Incident McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet 162837,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183486
 
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Date:Tuesday 12 January 2016
Time:08:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F18H model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
Owner/operator:US Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center
Registration: 162837
MSN: 356/A297
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:90 miles E of Reno, NV -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Fallon
Destination airport:NAS Fallon
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed under unknown circumstances. The pilot ejected safely.

Sources:

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/jan/12/navy-fighter-pilot-ejects-safely-as-plane-crashes-/
http://www.scramble.nl

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2016 07:46 gerard57 Added
13-Jan-2016 12:11 Anon. Updated [Source]
13-Jan-2016 12:11 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type]
16-Jun-2016 15:11 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative]
22-Apr-2017 13:29 El_serj Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source]

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