JULY 7, 2015
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP)
Fire Dept.: F-16, Cessna planes crash near SC highway
Posted: July 07, 2015
Federal officials say an F-16 fighter jet and a small plane have collided in midair in South Carolina. A huge explosion resulted from the collision. The F-16 pilot safely ejected.
The
Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Tuesday that the
fighter jet collided with a Cessna C150 around 11 a.m. The collision
happened about 11 miles north of Charleston.
No other details were immediately available.
North
Charleston Fire Department spokeswoman Bianca Bourbeau says the agency
has sent a chief and a marine unit to assist Berkeley County with a
reported plane crash, and will send other help as needed.
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According to first reports, an F-16 fighter plane collided with a light plane mid-air. There apparently was a huge explosion. The F-16 pilot apparently safely bailed out of the plane.
:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=177631
http://www.cbs46.com/story/29491579/berkeley-co-fire-f-16-cessna-planes-crash-near-old-hwy-52?autostart=true
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/29491579/fire-dept-f-16-cessna-planes-crash-near-sc-highway#ixzz3fDze7h3v
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Date: | 07-JUL-2015 |
Time: | |
Type: | General Dynamics F-16 |
Owner/operator: | USAF |
Registration: | |
C/n / msn: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Lewis Field Plantation in Moncks Corner, SC - United States of America |
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
According to first reports, an F-16 fighter plane collided with a light plane mid-air. There apparently was a huge explosion. The F-16 pilot apparently safely bailed out of the plane.
:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=177631
http://www.cbs46.com/story/29491579/berkeley-co-fire-f-16-cessna-planes-crash-near-old-hwy-52?autostart=true
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/29491579/fire-dept-f-16-cessna-planes-crash-near-sc-highway#ixzz3fDze7h3v