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| Date: | Wednesday 13 July 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-3-MC Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | VMAT-203 USMC |
| Registration: | 161582 |
| MSN: | 512014/014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / 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 (KNT/KNKT) |
1st LT. KERRY D. DALE
Call Sign: Toad Died: July 13, 1988
The flaps malfunctioned on Dale's AV-8B Harrier seconds after takeoff from Cherry Point. As he lost control, the plane tore through a tree line, hit the ground and exploded.
An investigation concluded that an electrical short caused the flaps to fail. But the report also blamed Dale for not landing the crippled plane safely, and noted that he waited too long to eject.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/6725
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txmatago/gsm_dale.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 18-Aug-2011 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 17:09 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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