Bird strike Incident McDonnell Douglas TAV-8B Harrier II 163856,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77483
 
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Date:Saturday 21 April 1990
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HAR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas TAV-8B Harrier II
Owner/operator:VMAT-203 / USMC
Registration: 163856
MSN: T10
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:MCAS Cherry Point (KNT/KNKT)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Bird strike at low level; both crew ejected safely

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20121118000509/http://www.scramble.nl:80/sb.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries22.htm]l
Flight International 8-14 May 1991
http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/AV8BPROD.PDF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2010 14:30 ASN Archive
01-Dec-2010 13:14 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
24-Aug-2011 22:20 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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