Accident Northrop T-38A Talon 650375,
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Date:Tuesday 11 July 2000
Time:c. 09:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic T38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop T-38A Talon
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 650375
MSN: N.5794
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:NAWC Patuxent River, MD -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAWC Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK)
Destination airport:NAWC Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Clipped trees and crashed into wooded area during familiarisation flight. Both Pilot Lieutenant Commander Gareth Aaron Rietz, 33, of Cheney, Washington, and Co-pilot Lieutenant Commander Raymond Edward O'Hare, 33, of Palos Heights, Illinois were killed in the accident.

Sources:

https://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/reohare.htm

AFM September 2000, p77/January 2002, p72

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Nov-2018 17:34 TB Added
29-Oct-2019 08:58 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Source]

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