ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191898
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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 |
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) |
Destination airport: | Iwakuni base, Yamaguchi prefecture (IWK/RJOI) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative: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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