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| Date: | Wednesday 16 January 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 162868 |
| MSN: | 407/A339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Savannah International Airport (KSAV), Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, GA (SAV/KSAV) |
| Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, GA (SAV/KSAV) |
During landing plane cartwheeled off runway and caught fire after right main planing link failure caused the gear to collapse.
Sources:
Scramble 275
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2011 10:51 | krasatpi | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2024 12:21 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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