ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261794
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 2021 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing T-45C Goshawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy, VT-22 |
| Registration: | 167089 |
| MSN: | 204/C121 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ricardo, 9 miles south of Kingsville, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kingsville NAS, TX (NQI/KNQI) |
| Kingsville NAS, TX (NQI/KNQI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A midair collision has been reported involving two McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk jets in the vicinity of Ricardo, Texas.
One plane was able to land safely at the Naval Air Station in Kingsville (NQI/KNQI) while the instructor and student pilot in the other plane safely ejected about nine miles south of Kingsville in Ricardo.
Sources:
https://www.kristv.com/navy-jet-crash-caused-by-two-planes-colliding
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/65424-d68a577c2ccdde5ff3ed1b2cc8b97717d4385d04/airport/KNQI/sort/votes/page/1 (File Photo)
https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/police-training-jet-crashes-near-kingsville-two-able-to-eject-one-found-with-no-major-injuries/503-f38bac96-a28f-4778-8df2-a9b9196e6731
https://news.usni.org/2021/05/17/two-navy-t-45-trainers-crash-in-texas-all-4-pilots-safe-1-treated-for-minor-injuries
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 23:25 | Geno | Added |
| 18-May-2021 05:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2021 18:50 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2021 06:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2021 08:35 | Coumes | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2022 08:45 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
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