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| Date: | Tuesday 29 May 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 165219 |
| MSN: | 1400/C444 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fort Pierce, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oceana NAS, FL |
| Key West NAS, FL |
Crashed on V-Bar-2 cattle range between Fort Pierce and Lake Okeechobee while flying in company with ten other Hornets. Lt Cdr David Casher did not eject and killed.
Sources:
Scramble 275
AFM July 2001, p90
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2019 18:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2019 18:48 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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