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| Date: | Thursday 7 January 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 163865 |
| MSN: | 173 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MCAS Yuma, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| MCAS Yuma, AZ |
Crashed while attempting to land. Pitched nose down while decelerating to a hover on approach to landing pad, pilot ejected safely.
Sources:
Scramble 257
AFM November 2000, p75
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 19-Aug-2011 05:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2011 22:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Nov-2018 17:36 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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