Accident | |
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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.