Accident McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet 161933,
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Date:Wednesday 22 October 1986
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F18H model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 161933
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chesapeake Bay, MD -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK)
Destination airport:NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Test Flight out of Patuxent Naval Air Test Center. Pilot was Commander Keith E. Crawford, 39, Canal Fulton, OH.

Sources:

Flight International 16 May 1987

Stars and Stripes 24 Oct 1986

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Nov-2010 14:16 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source]
08-Mar-2017 10:33 Rodger Asai Updated [Source, Narrative]
01-Jun-2023 10:55 nhofmann54 Updated [[Source, Narrative]]

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