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| Date: | Thursday 22 September 2016 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+(R) Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 165354 |
| MSN: | 271 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 150km E of Cape Hedo, Okinawa -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA/RODN) |
After taking off from from Kadena AB at 1300LT, the aircraft crashed offshore, 100 nautical miles east of Okinawa island, Japan. The pilot is reported to have been rescued.
III Marine Expeditionary Force Commander Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson ordered a temporary operational pause after the crash to allow for a detailed inspection of all jets.
Sources:
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20160922-00063263-okinawat-oki
http://www.ibtimes.com/us-military-plane-crash-japan-av8b-harrier-ii-falls-sea-okinawa-2420347
https://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/22/asia/us-military-aircraft-crashes-off-japanese-island-of-okinawa/
https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/pilot-rescued-after-marine-corps-jet-crashes-off-okinawa-1.430368_
https://news.usni.org/2016/09/23/iii-mef-commander-orders-operational-pause-harriers-okinawa-crash
https://www.scramble.nl/database/accident#results
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2016 07:54 | l1011tristar | Added |
| 22-Sep-2016 10:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2016 10:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2016 12:56 | isamuel | Updated [Time, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Sep-2016 13:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2025 09:13 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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