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| Date: | Tuesday 11 July 2000 |
| Time: | c. 09:40 |
| Type: |  Northrop T-38A Talon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 650375 |
| MSN: | N.5794 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAWC Patuxent River, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAWC Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
| NAWC Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
Clipped trees and crashed into wooded area during familiarisation flight. Both Pilot Lieutenant Commander Gareth Aaron Rietz, 33, of Cheney, Washington, and Co-pilot Lieutenant Commander Raymond Edward O'Hare, 33, of Palos Heights, Illinois were killed in the accident.
Sources:
https://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/reohare.htm
AFM September 2000, p77/January 2002, p72
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2018 17:34 | TB | Added |
| 29-Oct-2019 08:58 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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