Incident Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet 166807/AB-203,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187648
 
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Date:Thursday 26 May 2016
Time:10:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F18S model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet
Owner/operator:VFA-211 US Navy
Registration: 166807/AB-203
MSN: F180
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:25 miles East of the Oregon Inlet, Nags Head, NC -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets collided and crashed. All four pilots ejected safely. All four were recovered by a good Samaritan boat, the commercial fishing vessel Tammy, then hoisted by Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk based at Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The aircraft were from VFA-211 based at Naval Air Station Oceana.

Sources:

http://www.wral.com/coast-guard-fishing-crew-rescue-4-airmen-following-crash-off-nc-coast/15730184/
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2016/05/26/navy-aircrew-recovered-receiving-treatment-after-two-super-hornets-crash/
http://www.scramble.nl/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-May-2016 17:39 gerard57 Added
26-May-2016 19:17 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location]
26-May-2016 19:22 Aerossurance Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
26-May-2016 19:22 Aerossurance Updated [Narrative]
16-Jun-2016 14:59 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Narrative]
16-Jun-2016 15:08 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Narrative]
22-Apr-2017 13:29 El_serj Updated [Registration, Cn, Source]
08-Feb-2020 18:34 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
11-Feb-2020 20:23 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]

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