ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77357
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| Date: | 28-APR-1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley TAV-8A Harrier |
| Operator: | VMAT-203 / USMC |
| Registration: | 159381 |
| C/n / msn: | 212020 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point (KNT/KNKT) |
CAPT. PAUL L. SPARGO JR.
Died: April 27, 1983
A jammed control stick downed Spargo's two-seat training plane. The TAV-8A had crashed previously and been rebuilt. Before Spargo's crash, a pilot had reported a jammed control stick, but mechanics couldn't find a cause and recertified it for flight.
The stick stuck again on Spargo during vertical takeoff from Cherry Point. Spargo's student, Dwight Motz, ejected safely but Spargo was seconds too late. He hit the ground, breaking his neck. The investigation found that a spare part, a metal hose adapter, had been left beneath the cockpit floorboard and had caused the stick to jam.
Sources:
http://www.scramble.nl/sb.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/6725
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov--0001 00:00 | ASN Archive | |
| 18-Aug-2011 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2011 19:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Source] |
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