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| Date: | Friday 1 April 2016 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 165871 |
| MSN: | E047 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | NAS Lemoore, CA (KNLC) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
A Jeep being pursued by police entered the Naval Air Station and collided with horizontal stabilizer of parked F/A-18E Super Hornet. Both occupants of the Jeep died.
Sources:
https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Jeep-Collides-With-FA-18-225934-1.html
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/usn#results
https://flic.kr/p/2kCk8Eq (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2016 06:38 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 02-Apr-2016 16:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2016 15:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 09:21 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 29-Oct-2025 06:52 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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