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Date: | Tuesday 14 September 2004 |
Time: | 15:34 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
Registration: | 164904 |
MSN: | 1236/C363 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 10 mi NW of RAAF Tindal, NT -
Australia
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAAF Base in Tindal |
Destination airport: | RAAF Base in Tindal |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed due to a technical malfunction while in a holding pattern prior to approach for landing. Pilot Major George Pevey ejected safely. VMFA-212
Sources:
http://altnews.com.au/drop/content/us-fa-18-hornet-crash-australia-pilot-ejected-safely Scramble
AFM NOV 2004
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Jan-2016 10:32 |
gerard57 |
Added |
22-Apr-2017 13:20 |
El_serj |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
04-Jul-2021 19:36 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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