Incident McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-9-MC Harrier II 162970,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77566
 
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Date:Wednesday 8 August 1990
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HAR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-9-MC Harrier II
Owner/operator:VMA-513 / USMC
Registration: 162970
MSN: 512097/091
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:MCAS Yuma, Arizona -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:MCAS Yuma, AZ
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed due to engine failure on take off from MCAS Yuma, Arizona: pilot ejected safely

(Wreck noted at Yuma until November 1990)

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20121118000509/http://www.scramble.nl:80/sb.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194629/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1990.htm
http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/AV8BPROD.PDF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2010 14:30 ASN Archive
24-Aug-2011 22:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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