ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169737
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| Date: | Friday 12 September 2014 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 164208/NA-40 |
| MSN: | 971/C200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 250nm west of Wake Island -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Carl Vinson |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two F/A-18 Hornet planes from the US Navy have crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
One pilot was rescued, one is still missing. On Saturday 13 September 2014, after 36 hours, search operations for the second pilot were suspended. The second pilot is presumed to have died.
Both planes collided midair.
The FA-18C Hornet fighter jets were from Carrier Air Wing 17 based at Naval Air Station Lemoore in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The air wing is embarked on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://myfox8.com/2014/09/12/two-navy-fa-18-fighters-crash-into-pacific-ocean/
http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.nl/2014/09/2-navy-fa-18-hornets-have-collided-over.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/12/us-navy-search-pilot-jet-crash-pacific-ocean
http://web.archive.org/web/20141006135359/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83245
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/rescuers-end-ocean-search-for-navy-fighter-pilot-following-jet-crash-1.2006047
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-plane-crash-navy-20140914-story.html
http://www.scramble.nl/?option=com_sb&view=default&day=12&month=09&year=2014&sbm=Search&serial=&type=&unit=&status=&Itemid=66
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2014 12:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Sep-2014 14:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2014 14:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 10:38 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2014 07:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Jan-2016 19:02 | El_serj | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 28-Jan-2017 09:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 10-Feb-2020 12:35 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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