ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48618
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| Date: | Monday 8 December 2008 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | VMFAT-101 USMC |
| Registration: | 164017 |
| MSN: | 901/D042 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles north-west of Miramar MCAS, San Diego, CA. -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Abraham Lincoln, at sea. |
| Miramar MCAS. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An F/A-18D Hornet crashed just before 12 noon in the University City area, San Diego.
The Hornet was returning to Miramar from training when it apparently suffered a double engine failure.
The plane crashed in a residental area near Interstate 805. The pilot ejected safely.
4 persons of one family are known to have been killed on the ground.
Possible Cause: LEFAS, Leading Edge Flap Actuation System. Leading Edge runaway has been admitted to be the cause of Two 2006 mishaps, 1 fatality and a 2004 incident off the coast of Florida where the pilot ejected; loss of aircraft resulted. Early reports of this dual failure issue were dismissed as on offs, pilot error, etc.
Sources:
www.svd.se
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/military_jet_crash
Aero-News Net.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2008 21:00 | Steelwire | Added |
| 08-Dec-2008 21:20 | harro | Updated |
| 08-Dec-2008 23:18 | angels one five | Updated |
| 11-Dec-2008 11:00 | Dmitriy | Updated |
| 14-Dec-2008 11:53 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 16-Nov-2016 06:55 | K. Frey | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2020 18:32 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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