ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77512
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| Date: | Saturday 3 February 2001 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | VMAT-203 USMC |
| Registration: | 164540 |
| MSN: | T022 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| MCAS Cherry Point - KNKT | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on approach to MCAS Cherry Point, NC Feb 2, 2001. Two crew killed.
New York Times report Feb 5 2001:
"The Marine Corps today suspended all Harrier jet missions at Cherry Point Air Station pending an investigation into a crash that killed two aviators.
The suspension will last until the release of preliminary findings in the investigation of Saturday's crash, said First Lt. John Caldwell, a spokesman at the air station.
''This is a precautionary move to ensure the safety of all the other pilots at the Second Marine Aircraft Wing that fly the Harrier,'' Lieutenant Caldwell said.
The jet crashed as it neared touchdown on a base runway, Lieutenant Caldwell said. The Harrier's design allows it to take off and land vertically.
The Cherry Point station is home to one Harrier training squadron and three squadrons that are deployed on missions accompanying Marines from nearby Camp Lejeune.
Crew later named as MAJ. TODD S. DENSON (instructor, in rear seat) and CAPT. JASON K. MEINERS (student, in front seat).
Sources:
Scramble 277
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries23.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/05/us/national-news-briefs-harrier-jets-grounded-after-crash-kills-two.html
http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/6725
http://www.loraincounty.com/obituaries/2001/02/03/Jason-K-Meiners
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 07-Aug-2011 11:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2011 03:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2016 07:16 | ltr7 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2020 17:03 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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