ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69559
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 161727 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | behind Green Creek Canyon (Sierra Nevada in CA near NV border) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Almost a two year delay in locating site of crash and remains due to Navy officials' tunnel-vision that Jet crashed about 30 miles away on Glass Mountain. Pilot Capt. Daniel Ginsberg and Lt. Michael Mueller died in crash of still unknown origin.
Sources:
Indiana Gazette, Friday Apr 14, 1989 "Navy reluctant to give crash details" https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/14679520/
Mooseroots Peactime Casualties 5-20-1987 for Ginsberg & Mueller
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2017 11:31 | Rodger Asai | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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