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| Date: | Wednesday 7 December 2016 |
| Time: | 18:40 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 163755/VE-201 |
| MSN: | 831/C113 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 100km ESE of Cape Ashizuri, Kochi Prefecture -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Iwakuni base, Yamaguchi prefecture (IWK/RJOI) |
| Iwakuni base, Yamaguchi prefecture (IWK/RJOI) |
The military plane crashed after a technical malfunction. The pilot was found and recovered by ShinMaywa US-2 of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force at 3:05 p.m. next day, and delivered to Iwakuni base of USMC at 4:50 p.m., however, he had not survived the accident. The accident happened to one of two Hornet jets performing a formation training mission. The second Hornet returned safely.
Sources:
https://www.rt.com/news/369472-us-military-fighter-jet-crashes/
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20161207-00000100-mai-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20161207-00050120-yom-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20161207-00000104-asahi-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20161207-00000168-jij-soci
https://www.stripes.com/news/marine-corps/search-and-rescue-operation-expanded-after-f-a-18c-jet-crashes-off-japan-1.443092
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20161208-00050129-yom-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20161208-00000121-jij-soci
https://www.stripes.com/marine-f-a-18c-pilot-killed-in-japan-identified-1.443365
http://www.scramble.nl/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2016 12:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Dec-2016 14:18 | isamuel | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2016 06:11 | isamuel | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2016 10:13 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2016 14:51 | isamuel | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2016 07:12 | isamuel | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2016 13:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 22-Apr-2017 13:28 | El_serj | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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