ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77533
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| Date: | Monday 12 February 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-10-MC Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-223 USMC |
| Registration: | 163187 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Twentynine Palms, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A USMC pilot died and a reconnaissance observer was hurt when they ejected almost simultaneously from separate aircraft during training missions at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California.
The pilot was killed after ejecting from his AV-8B Harrier II, BuNo 163187, from VMA-223, based at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, which crashed in a remote area. The Aerial observer who ejected from North American OV-10 Bronco, suffered minor injuries. The Bronco landed safely
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
Washington, D.C.: Washington Times, "Marine dead after ejecting from plane", Wednesday, 14 February 1990, page A-2.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 01-Dec-2010 06:42 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2011 11:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2020 12:59 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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