Aircraft by type

F-18 Hornet  

Air Force

based

L TG. R. Penfield

who was in which aircraft???

F/A‑18C

163704

Ejected

see below

    ejected safely

see notes

Regarding the CF-18 mid-air crash on April 17th 1990 over Karlsruhe,
Germany:
The pilot of the second Hornet involved in the crash was Capt. Timothy Leuty (he flew 188765). He was killed during the crash, the cockpit
section was smashed by Capt. Decoste's aircraft wing in the collision.
Also, Capt. R. Decoste miraculously survived the landing with his parachute on a highway with heavy traffic. That highway was the so
called "Süd-Tangente" (Southern tangent - as it runs from west to east along the southern portion of the city) in Karlsruhe, Germany.

I haven't seen the crash with my own eyes, but I was just minutes later getting out of the car at the civil airfield of Karlsruhe (we had a
flying club there) and a double-seater CF-18 was circling over the city for at least half an hour shortly after the crash. Perhaps they were
trying to take photos from the aircrafts debris which was all over the place as the aircraft collided at an altitude of around 14000 feet,
though no one was hurt on the ground.

Information suggests that he initiated ejection

NACES

USN

 birdstrike with vulture during low­level flight, Santa Fe river, nr Worthington Springs, FL

(did this aircraft hit a truck on the ground??)

Crashed at 29 Palms MCALF

Major William Rich ejected but died later

one plot killed, 1    ejected

details appreciated

   Multiple (large) birdstrike. Crashed  Kola Mountains, nr NAF El Centro, CA, USA

hit the runway at, Florida just outside the perimeter of NAS El Centro, California

Details appreciated

Lt. Kevin Duggan managed to ejected and suffered only minor injuries. He had to  wrap his parachute around himself against the cold conditions after landing at a height of 6,300ft in snow covered mountains.

crashed about 15 miles northwest of NAF El

Centro, California

Capt. Michael P. Jeffries, ejected

safely with only minor cuts and abrasions

ditched in the Pacific Ocean 50 miles southwest of Monterey, California

Lt. John Sedlock ejected safely and was recovered from his life-raft with only minor bruising suffered during ejection

collided at night with another F/A­18C which landed safely

16^th January 2002

USN

Boeing  F/A-18A

 162868 AF 300

 VFA‑203

Believed to be gear failure during landing run. Savannah, Georgia, USA

Salvadorean AF
Pilot ejected

[can anyone confirm the nationality of the pilot]

Martin-Baker

pilot ejected safely

crashed into the ground during 1v1 ACM, 10 M NW of Gabbs, Smith Creek Valley, SE of NAS Fallon, NV, USA

Pilot Lieutenant Joel A. Korkowski

ALL KILLED _NEED PAIRING OF CREWS and AIRCRAFT

WSO Lieutenant Stephen N. Benson

Pilot Lieutenant Matthew S. Shubzda

WHO WAS IN WHICH AIRCRAFT

Missing Presumed Killed

Capt Franklin "Puj" Hooks Release # 0629-04-1329
Pilot involved in F/A-18A+ Hornet mishap aboard USS Harry S Truman listed as deceased
June 28, 2004

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, SC -- An F/A-18A+ Hornet pilot involved in a mishap Saturday night aboard the USS Harry S. Truman has been listed as deceased.

Captain Franklin R. Hooks II, 32, of Dade City, Fla., was assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, Marine Aircraft Group 31, which was conducting flight operations off the Truman in the eastern Atlantic Ocean approximately 60 miles south of the Azores. Search and recovery efforts for Captain Hooks were unsuccessful.

A 14-year veteran of the military, Captain Hooks was married but did not have any children. Having enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1990, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1997 and had been stationed here since December 2001. He flew combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a member of VMFA-115 “Silver Eagles” during their deployment aboard the Truman from December 2002 to May 2003.

Captain Hooks’ awards and decorations include the Air Medal, a Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a Combat “V” for valor, an Armed Forces Service Medal, an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, a National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), a Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and Naval Aviator Wings.

A memorial service for Captain Hooks will be held tomorrow aboard the USS Harry S Truman. Plans for a local memorial service will be announced at a later time.

The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the mishap continues.

Media interested in speaking with Marine Aircraft Group 31 Executive Officer, Lieutenant Col. Ross Roberts, are asked to be at the main gate visitors’ center at 1:45 p.m. to be escorted to VMFA-115’s hangar. A photo of Captain Hooks is included below. For further questions, please contact Captain Don Caetano at (843) 228-6123.


Recent article:

Oxygen loss linked to fatal MCAS jet crash
Pilot crashed in Atlantic in 2004 training exercise
Published Wed, Sep 21, 2005




By GEOFF ZIEZULEWICZ
The Beaufort Gazette
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The death of a Beaufort Marine pilot who crashed his F/A-18 Hornet into the Atlantic Ocean last year was most likely caused by oxygen deprivation, but the exact reason for the crash may never be known, according to a Marine Corps report completed after the accident.
Capt. Franklin R. Hooks, 32, was taking part in a training exercise on June 27, 2004, when he crashed south of the Azores, in the eastern Atlantic.

Hooks, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, The Silver Eagles, had been training off the USS Harry Truman when the crash occurred, according to the Marine report released this month. He had logged the second-most night systems hours within his division.

Although investigators suspect that a lack of oxygen caused the crash, neither Hooks' body nor the jet were recovered, which makes determining an exact cause impossible, said Mike Barton, a spokesman at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina. The Silver Eagles are part of Marine Aircraft Group 31, which is overseen by the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, based at Cherry Point.

"In aircraft accidents, they piece them back together and can determine the smallest details," Barton said. "Whereas in this case, without the aircraft, they can't do that."

Hooks, who was designated a naval aviator in 2000 and assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in 2001, became confused during the flight, which could have been caused by a lack of oxygen, the report states.

At one point in the flight, Hooks was unable to join up with the rest of his group, and when asked about his oxygen levels, he gave an unintelligible reply, according to the report.

When asked if he was experiencing vertigo or needed a descent, Hooks answered that he did not, according to the report.

"At the time of the flight, neither Captain Hooks nor any other member of the mishap flight recognized the nature or severity of his distress in time to prevent the mishap," the report states. "(Hooks) failed to recognize the deadly consequences of his symptoms before losing the mental clarity to calculate an appropriate course of action or to clearly articulate his problem."

The report states that Hooks' flight gear and jet were properly maintained and prepared for use before the crash.

Hooks had an existing illness or cold, which may have contributed to his problems in the air, the report states.

But Hooks did not "feel strong enough about his condition to remove himself from the flight schedule, an action that he had demonstrated in past circumstances," the report states.

While no punitive action was taken as a result of the investigation, the report recommended that the squadron's commanding officer review the cockpit navigation flight systems in the jets, as well as cockpit pressurization.

More training should be given to pilots regarding oxygen deprivation and not flying if they do not feel well, the report states.

Hooks' crash marked the fourth of five Beaufort-based Hornet crashes from October 2003 to June 2004.

Just days after Hooks' crash, Canadian Air Force Capt. Derek Nichols was killed when his Hornet crashed while landing at the air station.

In October 2003, two Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 collided over the Atlantic.

In March 2004, a Hornet belonging to Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 82, The Marauders, crashed into the ocean about 43 miles southeast of Beaufort. In both crashes, all three pilots safely ejected. An all-weather fighter and attack aircraft, the average F/A-18 Hornet, costs about $35 million.

Ran off end of runway  on night divert. at NAS North Island, CA and ended up in San Diego harbour

Pilot, Lt. j.g. Jon Vanbragt

aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

Lemoore Naval Air Station

11:29 a.m.

Deployed to Key West, Florida for training

killed

Lemoore Naval Air Station

Operating from Key West

Name will not be released at pilot's request

VMFAT-101

news link

"Carrier Strike Group is currently supporting Operation Enduring Freedom as well as conducting Maritime Security Operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations" - USN

Notes

EJECTION SEAT SYSTEM. BuNo 161353 thru 164068, the SJU-5/A ejection seat is fitted to the F/A-18A,

BuNo 164196 and up, the SJU-17(V)1/A ejection seat is fitted to the F/A-18C and the rear cockpit of the F/A-18D aircraft. The SJU-17(V)2/A ejection seat is fitted to the cockpit of the F/A-18D.