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| Date: | Sunday 14 September 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 164666 |
| MSN: | 1096 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 75 mi NE of Raysut -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS John F. Kennedy |
| USS John F. Kennedy |
Crashed while performing low-level aerobatics, pilot killed.
Sources:
Scramble 221
http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzNavySearch.pl?target=F%2FA-18&series=3
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/09/16/navy-pilot-from-md-dies-in-oman-crash/4be17e00-6729-4cfb-9278-2f7e15051757/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2012 13:08 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2025 14:14 | ASN | Updated [Location, Country, Source, ] |
| 26-Sep-2025 15:29 | GetHDC | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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