美国海军陆战队的垂直起降机AV-8B“鹞”坠毁

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Date:        13-FEB-2008
Time:        13:00
Type:        McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier
Operator:        24th US Marine Expeditionary Unit
Registration:       
C/n / msn:       
Fatalities:        Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:        0
Airplane damage:        w/o
Location:        Carteret County, N.C. -   United States of America
Phase:        ENR
Nature:        TR
Departure airport:        Cherry Point Air Station
Destination airport:        Cherry Point Air Station
Narrative:
A Marine Corps fighter jet crashed Wednesday in Carteret County, forcing the pilot to eject to safety.
The II Marine Expeditionary Force said an AV-8B Harrier on a training flight when it lost power and crashed at about 1 p.m. The Corps, after earlier saying the unidentified pilot was uninjured, said he was at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greensville. No futher details on his condition were immediately available, said Marine Corps spokeswoman Master Gunnery Sgt. Constance Heinz.

The pilot hit the ground hard but was able to use cell phone to call his wife and then the base.

The single-engine Harrier is assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and is stationed at nearby Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The Marines said an investigation into the crash is under way.

Two other aircraft were also part of the training flight, and those planes returned safely to Cherry Point.