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| Date: | Wednesday 15 January 2014 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18E Super Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 166603 |
| MSN: | E099 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 72 km off the coast of Virginia Beach -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oceana NAS, VA (NTU/KNTU) |
| Oceana NAS, VA (NTU/KNTU) |
The plane crashed 72 km off the coast of Virginia Beach, obviously due to a technical malfunction.
The pilot ejected safely, but was severely injured.
Sources:
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-fighter-plane-crashes-off-virginia-coast-033015071.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20160413132636/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=78635
http://lostarmour.info/aflosses/
http://www.scramble.nl/?option=com_sb&view=default&day=15&month=01&year=2014&sbm=Search&serial=&type=&unit=&status=&Itemid=66
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2014 07:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jan-2014 13:21 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Jan-2014 14:08 | Rumbachtaler | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 18-Jan-2014 07:20 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 29-Mar-2014 23:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Jan-2016 09:45 | el_serj | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 24-Oct-2025 06:52 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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