Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 December 2018
Aircraft Type: Lockheed Martin KC-130J
Owner/operator: United States Marine Corps
Registration Number: 167981
Location: 100 km SSE off Muroto Cape, Japan –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: F/A-18 fighter aircraft and KC-130J tanker aircraft.F/A-18 fighter aircraft and KC-130J tanker aircraft.
Category: Accident
A USMC F/A-18 fighter aircraft with two crew onboard collided with a USMC KC-130J tanker aircraft during refueling operations over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan. One F/A-18 crewman tragically died as a result of the collision. The search for the KC-130J crew was subsequently abandoned.A USMC F/A-18 fighter aircraft with two crew onboard collided with a USMC KC-130J tanker aircraft during refueling operations over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan. One F/A-18 crewman tragically died as a result of the collision. The search for the KC-130J crew was subsequently abandoned.
Description
A USMC F/A-18 fighter aircraft with two crew onboard experienced a midair collision with a USMC KC-130J tanker aircraft with 5 crew onboard during refueling operations over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan. Both F/A-18 crewmen were rescued by Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces. One later died. The search for the crew of the KC-130, attached to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152), was abandoned on December 11, 2018.
Source of Information
https://www.facebook.com/IIIMEF/posts/2475671802666791?__tn__=K-R, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-marines-abandon-search-for-five-missing-aircrew-after-crash-near-japan/2018/12/11/1fc4e94a-fd05-11e8-ba87-8c7facdf6739_story.html?utm_term=.a71b9ee3e8efhttps://www.facebook.com/IIIMEF/posts/2475671802666791?__tn__=K-R, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-marines-abandon-search-for-five-missing-aircrew-after-crash-near-japan/2018/12/11/1fc4e94a-fd05-11e8-ba87-8c7facdf6739_story.html?utm_term=.a71b9ee3e8efPrimary Cause
Midair collision between an F/A-18 and a KC-130J tanker aircraft.Midair collision between an F/A-18 and a KC-130J tanker aircraft.Share on:
