Date:	Wednesday 10 March 2010
Time:	17:17
Type:	McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet
Owner/operator:	VMFA(AW) 224 USMC
Registration:	164694
MSN:	1129/D102
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Atlantic Ocean, app. 35 miles east of St. Helena Sound, SC -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	MCAS Beaufort - KNBC
Destination airport:	MCAS Beaufort - KNBC
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The USMC Hornet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, app. 35 miles east of St. Helena Sound, SC, after a double engine failure and a fire broke out. Both pilots ejected and were floating in an inflatable life for about one hour before they were rescued by a USCG helicopter.

http://www2.wsav.com/sav/news/local/article/south_carolina_marines_recovering_after_fighter_jet_crash/105146/
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article33392262.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8Ycl2CSWZMDDu_jgIJhD4hWm-8QD9ECG7GO0]

http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Marines/McDonnell-Douglas-F-A-18D/1349404/L (photo) At time of the crash the Hornet was coded as WK-09)

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
10-Mar-2010 21:22	RobertMB	Added
10-Mar-2010 21:51	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
11-Mar-2010 11:05	chulian1819	Updated [Source, Narrative]
15-Mar-2010 01:55	FISHER01	Updated [Registration]
18-Mar-2010 04:35	RobertMB	Updated [Cn, Source]
28-Dec-2019 17:41	stehlik49	Updated [Operator, Operator]
17-Aug-2021 07:20	harro	Updated [[Operator, Operator]]