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| Date: | Friday 4 October 2024 |
| Time: | c. 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas EF-18M Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | Ejército del Aire y el Espacio |
| Registration: | C.15-66 |
| MSN: | 894/A588 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Peralejos, Teruel -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ/LEZG) |
| Madrid-Torrejón AFB (TOJ/LETO) |
A Spanish ir Force McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Hornet, operated by Ala 12, coded 12-24, crashed under unknown circumstances near Peralejos, Teruel.
The pilot perished and the aircraft was destroyed.
As per 12/December/2024 investigation concluded accident was due to an impact with a big bird, a vulture (8.- Source)
Plane was flying at 220m altitude and 800km/h in a cleared area near Teruel
Sources:
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/spanish-f-18-fighter-jet-crashes-while-flying-low-pilot-dies-6716494
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1957309/spain-fighter-pilot-killed-f-18-crash
https://www.telecinco.es/noticias/sociedad/20241004/caza-f18-estrella-peralejos-teruel_18_013629882.html
https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/teruel/2024/10/04/piloto-muere-estrellarse-f-18-peralejos-teruel-copiloto-desaparecido-1767213.html
https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/caso-abierto/sucesos-aragon/2024/10/04/muere-piloto-caza-f-18-108911325.html
https://scramble.nl/community/messageboard/topic?t=177583&p=1097589#p1097589
https://airfighters.com/photosearch.php?reg=C.15-66
8.- https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/5104629/choque-frontal-buitre-800-km-h-causo-accidente-caza-f-18-teruel
Location
Media:
? ÚLTIMA HORA | Lamentamos comunicar que se ha confirmado en el accidente del F-18 el fallecimiento de nuestro compañero, el teniente coronel Pablo Estrada Martín, destinado en el Ala 12.
— Ejército del Aire y del Espacio (@EjercitoAire) October 4, 2024
Nos unimos al dolor de sus familiares y amigos. Descansa en paz, compañero. pic.twitter.com/OUim93TANr
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2024 13:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Oct-2024 13:55 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 04-Oct-2024 14:27 | Manu | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2024 14:27 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 04-Oct-2024 14:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 04-Oct-2024 14:50 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 04-Oct-2024 19:34 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2024 19:34 | Manu | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 12-Dec-2024 17:07 | Aeron | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2025 09:08 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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