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| Date: | Thursday 12 September 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing C-17 Globemaster III |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | over Hanahan, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The tail cone detached in flight and landed in a school car park
Sources:
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/tail-cone-believed-to-be-from-a-c-17-lands-in-school-parking-lot-in-hanahan-south-carolina-news-wciv-abc-news-4-2024
Location
Media:
?#BREAKING: Military officials are investigating after a rear tail cone from a Boeing C-17 military aircraft fell from the sky and landed in a a school parking lot⁰⁰?#Hanahan | #Southcarolina
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) September 13, 2024
Currently Military officials are currently investigating an incident in Hanahan,… pic.twitter.com/CMFQLd2oLp
#Breaking (not exactly a major tragedy but it happened today...) A part from a C-17 heavy transport (the tail cone) fell from the aircraft in flight and landed in a school parking lot in S. Carolina (US). No one was hurt and no property damage reported. The section was found at… pic.twitter.com/JaX4tL7HhE
— Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha (@OnDisasters) September 13, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2024 10:00 | aus | Added |
| 13-Sep-2024 10:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 13-Sep-2024 16:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 13-Sep-2024 16:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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