Accident Vought A-7H Corsair II 159940,
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Date:Tuesday 16 May 2000
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought A-7H Corsair II
Owner/operator:Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía
Registration: 159940
MSN: H34
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chania (CHQ), Crete -   Greece
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Veered off runway and burst into flames. Pilot Ypo/gos Dimitrios Agiasofitis died later of burns.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDnFJUGxuxQ
Scramble
Flight International 25 September-1 October 2001, p43
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOGHiakpqzc

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Feb-2011 08:15 nikitas Added
24-Aug-2013 17:46 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location]
08-Sep-2014 20:33 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
16-Sep-2014 20:41 TB Updated [Phase, Source]
02-Nov-2014 19:46 TB Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]

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