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| Date: | Tuesday 19 June 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-331 / USMC |
| Registration: | 162735 |
| MSN: | 512055/052 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC |
Crashed after aborted take-off due to engine fire at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Pilot ejected safely
Wreckage Noted in scrap compound at Cherry Point until April 1993
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20121118000509/http://www.scramble.nl:80/sb.htm
Flight International 8-14 May 1991
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/AV8BPROD.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 01-Dec-2010 13:21 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2011 22:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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