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Date: | Thursday 5 October 1995 |
Time: | |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet |
Owner/operator: | USMC |
Registration: | 164064 |
MSN: | 954/D060 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 6 miles East of NAS El Cento California -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | KNJK |
Destination airport: | KNJK |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Two F-18's flying low level over Imperial Valley, 164064 a large bird was ingested in the starboard engine, loss of power, belly was on fire, pilot applied power - 50 foot flame out of the left nacelle - flying at approx. 900 feet both crew ejected safely -aiircraft turned 180 degrees and dropped like a rock - exploding on impact. Intense fire - pitch black smoke.
Pilot had taken the aircraft to a safe place to eject, which impacted the desert floor.
Only thing left was a black smudge on the desert floor.
Sources:
I was a half mile from impact site, and filed a report with USMC regarding this accident.
Second F-18 circled for 30 minutes over site, and a helicopter arrived within two minutes of the impact
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-May-2010 10:30 |
robbreid |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |