.jpg) The Mayfair Mews apartment complex after the crash, the tail section of the F/A-18D still at the site (center) | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 6, 2012 |
| Summary | Dual engine failure on take-off |
| Site | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States 36°51′4″N 75°59′39″W / 36.85111°N 75.99417°W |
| Total fatalities | 0 |
| Total injuries | 7 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18D Hornet |
| Operator | United States Navy |
| Registration | 163452/AD-410 |
| Flight origin | Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, US |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 0 |
| Ground injuries | 5 |
On April 6, 2012, a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet jet fighter of the United States Navy crashed into an apartment complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia, after suffering a dual engine failure shortly after take-off on a training flight. The building involved was extensively damaged, but there were no fatalities in the accident.