User:E2a2j/Carrier Strike Group

FA-18 Crashes date
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 * UNK||161934||A||Used for static test after suffering a wheels-up landing. DATE??? crashed
 * UNK||163157||A||VMFA-115 89-90, VMFA-122 '90, VMFA-251 '91-92, VMFA-115 '92, VMFA-451 '94-95, VMFA-115 '95.VMFA-122 A/C suffered catastrophic right engine fire and made emergency landing at Andrews AFB. Damaged beyond repair. Now a gate guard display at MCAS Beaufort, SC painted in colors of VFA-86.
 * UNK||165184||C||VFA-37 A/C was involved in bombing fratricide when 3 Mk-82 bombs were dropped on a friendly observation post killing six and wounding 11 at Al Udairi Range, Kuwait.
 * 8-Sep-1980||160784||B||Second TFA-18A (later designated FA-18B). McDonnell Douglas, crashed Mildenhall Royal Air Force, Middle Wallop, Hampshire, UK near Farnborough after engine failure. MD pilots Jack Krings and Gary Post ejected safely.
 * 2-May-1983||161248||A||NATC, A/C crashed into sea after becoming uncontrollable, pilot ejected.
 * 17-Nov-1983||161741||A||VMFA-531 A/C crashed into water during night approach to MCAS Beaufort. 1 fatal.
 * 18-Jun-1984||161966||A||VFA-131 CFIT into Santa Catalina during practice approach to San Clemente, CA. Pilot killed.
 * 16-Mar-1985||161363||A||VFA-125, crashed into lake north of NAS Fallon, NV during bombing practice. 1 fatal.
 * 17-Jul-1985||162404||A||VMFA 314, struck ramp at night and slid off the deck on USS Coral Sea, CAPT P. L. Haake successful ejection.
 * 3-Dec-1985||162395||A||VX-4 A/C departed runway at NAS Miramar during landing roll and overturned. Miramar crash crew worked feverishly for about 30 minutes to free the strapped-in pilot from the cockpit. The crew eventually brought in a crane to lift the front of the jet fighter high enough to pull him out. Despite spilling its fuel, the plane did not burn. Killed was CAPT Henry M. Kleemann, one of two Navy pilots who shot down Libyan fighters in the Gulf of Sidra on 19 Aug 1981.
 * 8-Jan-1986||162447||A||VMFA-314, A/C failed to return to USS Coral Sea off coast of France in Mediterranean Sea. Maj Nick Summerlin lost at sea.
 * 15-Apr-1986||162441||A||.VMFA-142 A/C crashed Jun 22, 1993 after dual engine failure during ACM. Crashed KofA ["King of Arizona"] Game Refuge, Yuma, AZ, USA. MAJ William Rich successful ejection, but subsequently killed.
 * 22-Oct-1986||161933||A||NATC A/C crashed/CFIT into water.
 * 4-Nov-1986||161981||A||VMFA-122, MAC with AV-8B from VMA-542. Successful ejection. Harrier landed safely.
 * 14-Nov-1986||161215||A||VX-4 crashed over Chesapeake Bay after pilot lost control. F. C. Brannon ejected safely.
 * 7-Feb-1987||161971||A||VMFA-122,, A/C caught fire and crashed immediately after take off from MCAS 29 Palms due to improperly secured centerline fuel tank cap. LCOL P. Sullivan Pilot ejected successfully. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADEEA7C3137E37&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
 * 12-Feb-1987||161522||A||VX-5, Blue Angels A/C #5 crashed on railroad tracks 5 M S of Brawley, CA, during flt demo training in El Centro, CA. LCDR David Anderson successful ejection. Fuel starvation.
 * 14-Apr-1987||162847||A||VFA-136 A/C MAC WITH 162855 during ACM, into Atlantic off FL. LT G. R. Penfield, both successfully ejected.
 * 14-Apr-1987||162855||A||VFA-136 MAC WITH 162847 during ACM, into Atlantic off FL. LCOL A. Boyajian successfully ejected.
 * 20-May-1987||161727||B||VFA-125, crashed into mountains. Wreckage wasn’t found until a year later. Capt. Daniel Ginsberg and Marine Lt. Michael Mueller were killed.
 * 4-Jun-1987||161987||A||VMFA-122 A/C in flight fire on Townsend ranges 60 M SW of Savannah, GA, USA, CAPT S. T. Perkins successful ejection.
 * 10-Jul-1987||161754||A||VFA-125, A/C departed rwy while attempting short field arrestment. LCDR V. L. Toalson successful ejection.
 * 8-Sep-1987||162413||B||VFA-125, A/C Landed short of runway at NAS Lemoore. Both aircrew ejected.
 * 9-Oct-1987||162477||A||VMFA-323 A/C had IN FLIGHT FIRE and subsequent loss of control/crash just over the Mexican border S of Yuma, AZ, USA, on. CAPT J. R. Adams ejected safely.
 * 16-Nov-1987||162476||A||VMFA-531 A/C had IN FLIGHT FIRE and subsequent loss of control/crash into Pacific near San Clemente Island off CA on. 1LT Thomas A. Drechsler ejected safely.
 * 8-Dec-1987||162450||A||VFA-131 A/C failed to return to USS Coral Sea (CV-43) during night mission in Western Mediterranean. LT Joseph M. Mullany lost at sea.
 * 28-Jan-1988||163109||A||VFA-161, NAS Lemoore, crashed in the Sierra Nevada Mts, California, following, MAC with 163136. LCDR Eric Hitchcock died, and LT David Morgan ejected safely.
 * 28-Jan-1988||163136||A||VFA-161, NAS Lemoore, crashed in the Sierra Nevada Mts, California, following, MAC with 163109. LCDR Eric Hitchcock died, and LT David Morgan ejected safely.
 * 24-Apr-1988||162405||A||VMFA-323 CV-43 ’85-86. VMFA-323 crashed during El Toro airshow. “Square loop” was attempted too low and the A/C smacked into the ground. COL Jerry Cadick survived the crash but with serious injuries. http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/video/aviation/Hornet_Loop.mpg; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X8COprBJG8&feature=related; http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/Starfighter/951/
 * 10-May-1988||163112||A||VFA 125, NAS Lemoore. CA, engine stalled shortly after take off, pilot LTJG N. S. McEachern ejected safely.
 * 2-Aug-1988|| ?||A||McDonnell Douglas, crashed, P. D. Ford
 * 7-Oct-1988|| ?||A||McDonnell Douglas, crashed, Mr. S. Ishmael
 * 7-Oct-1988||161213||A||First production aircraft, delivered to the USN in April 1980[2]. Transferred to NASA as N844NA, crashed 3 miles N of Boron, CA, shortly after take off from Edwards AFB, pilot ejected safely.
 * 8-May-1989||162399||A||VX-4, Point Mugu, MAC with 163704 during BFM. The two A/C crashed some 40 miles apart, one near the town of Independence, CA, the other near Olancha, CA just north of China Lake Naval Weapons Centre. LT K. T. Houck ejected.
 * 8-May-1989||163704||C||VX-4, Point Mugu, MAC WITH 162339 during air combat, maneuvers. The two A/C crashed some 40 miles apart, one near the town of Independence, the other near Olancha, just north of China Lake Naval Weapons Centre. RN exchange pilot LCDR John Timothy Ellis, was killed.
 * 9-May-1989||163739||C||VFA 125 A/C lost control/crashed at NAS Fallon, NV. CDR J. B. Godwin ejected safely.
 * 2-Jun-1989||162908||A||VFA-151 CV-41 ’86., VFA 151, engine exploded and A/C crashed into the sea shortly after cat shot from USS Midway W of Luzon Point, Philippines. LCDR D.C. Conrad ejected/rescued safely.
 * 12-Jun-1989||161980||A||VMFA-251 '88-89, VMFA-333 '89. VMFA-333 A/C crashed in Japan. Pilot MAJ R. E. Schmidle ejected safely.
 * 2-Oct-1989||163427||C||First production “C” model flew 3 September 1987. Delivered to the Navy on September 23, 1987, to the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake. VFA 81, in flight fire and crashed in Ocala National Forest, Florida shortly after a practice bombing run at Pine Castle Range. LCOL R.Bartolett ejected safely
 * 23-Jan-1990||161524||A||Blue Angels crash/MAC with 161973 at NAF El Centro, CA. CAPT C. Moseley successful ejection. Other A/C landed.
 * 15-Feb-1990||163428||C||VFA-106, MAC with A-4F. CDR D. R. Miller landed safely but A/C declared a write-off. NWC; VX-9
 * 23-Feb-1990||163732||C||Departed controlled flight. Crashed into Pacific 65 M NW of Oahu, HI. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 31-Mar-1990||162858||A||VFA-136 A/C crashed into water after IN FLIGHT FIRE. USS Eisenhower, Port engine fire on climb, crashed in western Mediterranean, LCDR Henderson ejected safely.
 * 22-May-1990||163724||C||VMFA-212 A/C departed runway on landing rollout.
 * 10-Jun-1990||163475||C||VFA-106 A/C CFIT into water while flying from USS Enterprise. 1LT ??? killed.
 * 14-Aug-1990||163707||D||VFA-125 A/C lost control and crashed near Hunter Mt, CA. LT J. J. O’Doherty, CDR J. P. Merrill ejected.
 * 12-Jan-1991||163453||C||VFA-86 A/C failed to return to USS America at night in Mediterranean north of Libya. LT Dave Warne killed.
 * 18-Jan-1991||163484||C||VFA-81 A/C shot down by an Iraqi MiG25 the first night of Desert Storm. LCDR Michael Scott Speicher from USS Saratoga listed as KIA (information suggests that he initiated/survived ejection; status later changed from KIA/BNR to MIA, to KIA when body recovered in July 2009).
 * 24-Jan-1991||163121||A||VFA-15 CVN-71 ’90-91.VFA-15 crashed/lost during Desert Storm in Persian Gulf night due to engine failure/loss of control from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). LT H. E. Overs ejected/rescued by USS Wisconson.
 * 29-Jan-1991||164040||D||VMFA(AW)-121, Damaged by in flight fire while deploying to Persian Gulf. Repaired.
 * 5-Feb-1991||163096||A||VFA-87 A/C crashed/lost after strike mission from USS Theodore Roosevelt during Desert Storm. Pilot BJ Dwyer lost at sea in North Arabian Gulf 40nm East of Kuwait City.
 * 9-Feb-1991|| ?|| ?||Damage, USMC??, IR-SAM
 * 11-Feb-1991||161364||A||NWTF, crashed during bombing practice, 1 fatal
 * 21-Feb-1991|| ?||A||Damage, VMFA-314, IR-SAM
 * 21-Feb-1991|| ?||D||Damage, VMFA(AW)-121, IR-SAM
 * 21-Feb-1991|| ?||A||Damage, VMFA-333, IR-SAM
 * 22-Feb-1991|| ?||A||Damage, VMFA-451, IR-SAM
 * 24-Feb-1991|| ?||A||VMFA-314 A/C piloted by MAJ Bob “Boomer” Knutzen suffered [IR-SAM damage] shortly after bomb release in mid-morning strike against rocket positions near Kuwait City.
 * 24-Feb-1991|| ?||A||VMFA-314 A/C piloted by Scott “Coma” Quinlan suffered IR-SAM Damage shortly after bomb release in mid-morning strike against rocket positions near Kuwait City.
 * 27-Feb-1991|| ?||D||Damage, USMC, Small arms, during FAC(A) mission
 * 8-Mar-1991||163728||C||VMFA-212, MAC with 163729/crashed south east of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Both ejected.
 * 8-Mar-1991||163729||C||VMFA-212, MAC with 163728 and crashed south east of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Both ejected.
 * 29-Mar-1991||163432||C||VFA-81 CVN-69 ’98. VFA-106, MAC with F-5 wingman overhead NAS Key West, FL. F-5 pilot LT Terrence E. Mulkeen killed. 163432 landed safely. http://www.neptunuslex.com/2004/01/09/the-worst-day-ever Then to VX-5.
 * 12-Jul-1991||164000||C||VFA-147 A/C severely damaged/stricken as result of night ramp strike crash of 164033 during recovery to USS Nimitz in Arabian Gulf.
 * 12-Jul-1991||164033||C||VFA-147 A/C severely damaged/stricken as result of night ramp strike crash during recovery to USS Nimitz in Arabian Gulf. Pilot LT M. M. Gautreaux ejected.
 * 19-Jul-1991||163711||C||VMFAT-101 A/C damaged while on deck of USS Ranger when A-6E 159573 lost tailhook on landing. Taken to NAD North Island for assessment but not repaired. Last noted dumped there Oct 1996 and presumably subsequently scrapped. 163717 AND 163721 also DAMAGED.
 * 19-Jul-1991||163717||C||VMFAT-101, A/C severely damaged as result of collateral damage from crash of 163711. VFA-192 CV-62 ’94.Noted in open storage at Camarillo, CA Aug 25, 2001.
 * 19-Jul-1991||163721||C||VMFAT-101 A/C severely damaged/stricken as result of collateral damage from crash of 163711.
 * 12-Aug-1991||164248||C||VFA-105 A/C crashed into water near Vieques Range, PR. LCDR Martin R. Elsken killed.
 * 20-Aug-1991||163710||C||VFA-125 A/C failed to properly rotate on cat launch from USS Theodore Roosevelt. Pilot ejected.
 * 24-Aug-1991||164004||C||VFA 22, cold catapult from USS Abraham Lincoln, crashed into North Arabian Sea. Pilot ejected.
 * 6-Oct-1991||162852||A||VFA-137 A/C became uncontrollable after launch from USS FORRESTAL (CV 59),. Suspected hydraulic failure - crashed into Mediterranean between Cyprus and Turkey. CDR M. R. Groothousen ejected.
 * 9-Oct-1991||163773||C||VMFA-235 A/C MAC WITH 163774 10 nm North of Kaneohe Hawaii. Landed safely.
 * 9-Oct-1991||163774||C||VMFA-235, MAC WITH 163773 10 nm North of Kaneohe Hawaii. CAPT H. C. Dewey ejected.
 * 4-Dec-1991||164065||C||VFA-94, ACM Training flight. Crashed 10 nm North of Lone Pine, CA. CDR L. A. Fox ejected.
 * 4-Mar-1992||163454||D||VFA-106 A/C Caught fire on takeoff and successfully aborted.
 * 15-Mar-1992||162845||A||VFA-132 A/C became uncontrollable leaving Glenview, IL (?) on cross country flight. After attempting to divert to Grissom AFB, crashed near McCoysburg, Indiana. Lt. Robert Schultz ejected with knee injuries.
 * 27-Mar-1992||164015||C||VFA-125 A/C CFIT into water near USS Ranger. LTJG Arno Strasser killed.
 * 7-May-1992||164031||C||VFA-22 A/C crashed in canyon. LCDR Kenneth McGuire killed.
 * 13-May-1992||163712||C||VFA-192 A/C crashed into the sea after failed cat launch from USS Independence. LT S. M. Thompson ejected but suffered major injuries upon impact with ship.
 * 15-May-1992||164196||D||VFA-106, departed controlled flight during basic fighter maneuvering. Crashed in Atlantic 90 miles east of Jacksonville. LCDR J. R. Muir ejected safely during a solo flight.
 * 28-May-1992||163125||A||VFA-15 CVN-71 ’90-91.VFA-15 A/C lost as a result of a catastrophic birdstrike with vulture/crashed during low ¬level flight, Santa Fe river, near Worthington Springs/Gainesville, FL. Ejection seat fired, but did not function properly and LT Keith A. "VIKTOR” Maitland was killed.
 * 29-May-1992||164035||D||VMFA(AW)-121, The A/C developed engine problems while attempting to refuel in flight, and was attempting to return to Paya Lebar when control was lost. Crashed in hilly jungle area in Tanjung Siang, Jahore State, Southern Malaysia while returning to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan from, Paya Lebar, Singapore. Pilot ejected, rescued safely, WSO died of his injuries after ejection.
 * 24-Jul-1992||164260||C||VFA-37 Commanding Officer CDR Robert K. Christensen killed after CFIT into water near Vieques target at night.
 * 9-Sep-1992||164684||C||VFA-25 A/C night crashed into ground at B-19 target, 10nm SW of NAS Fallon, NV.
 * 1-Oct-1992||161719||B||NAWC, A/C crashed NAS Patuxent River, MD, after aborted landing (this A/C hit a truck on the ground, killing one civilian). 2 successful ejections.
 * 1-Nov-1992||164649||D||VMFA(AW)-225, A/C ran off runway after an aborted take-off causing serious damage to the nose, center section and undercarriage at 29 Palms MCALF. LCOL T. Pennington, MAJ D. P. Yurovich aboard. A/C transferred to VX-31, then to NASA Dryden and redesignated NF/A-18D. STRICKEN Sep 4, 2003.
 * 22-Nov-1992||162833||A||VFA-195 CV-41 ’86.VFA-97 A/C crashed into Pacific shortly after night launch from USS Kitty Hawk. Pilot ejected.
 * 7-Feb-1993||163756||C||VFA-195 CV-62 ’93.Damaged beyond repair in accident at NAF Atsugi, Japan. STRICKEN.
 * 21-May-1993||164706||C||VFA 151 A/C lost control during ACM and crashed near Lone Pine, CA. LT Skaran ejected safely.
 * 24-May-1993||163437||C||VFA-86 ’09-91. VFA-86 Fire shortly after day launch from USS America (CV66) on. LT Tim Taylor landed safely but A/C striken. No injuries. Now on display at HQ, Naval Air Forces, Norfolk, VA
 * 20-Jul-1993||164050||C||VFA-22, A/C suffered Class A collateral damage when an F-14 hit the ramp during a night landing aboard USS Abraham Lincoln. VFA-192 2007.
 * 5-Aug-1993||164213||C||VFA-136 CVN-69 ’91-92VFA-136 A/C crashed into Fairview Peak mountain side during night NVG weapons delivery just east of B-17 target, Fallon, NV. LT “Leo” Farnsworth killed.
 * 29-Oct-1993||163436||D||VFA-106 A/C had dual flameout and departed runway/crashed after aborted takeoff from NAS Whiting Field. LT Neidhold and ?? egressed normally with no injuries. A/C rebuilt.
 * 17-Dec-1993||163108||A||VMFA-312 90-91, VMFA-122 '91.VMFA-115 MAC with 163164 and crashed into Pacific Ocean off Okinawa. One pilot killed, 1 ejected.
 * 17-Dec-1993||163164||A||VMFA-312 90-91, VMFA-122 '91, VMFA-115 '93.VMFA-115 MAC with 163108 and crashed into Pacific off Okinawa, Japan. MAJ J. C. Jumper ejected and picked up safely by the JASDF but the other pilot missing/lost.
 * 12-Feb-1994||163477||C||VFA-81 CV-60 ’90-91 replacement for 163484; VFA-81 MAC with F-14 after CV launch from USS Saratoga (CV-60). Both A/C diverted to ????, but the F-14 crashed prior to landing due to fuel starvation. Both aircrew ejected. 163477 landed with a portion of the wing missing. Rebuilt and cruised with VFA-81 CVN-69 ’98.
 * 28-Apr-1994||163463||C||VFA-83 A/C became uncontrollable following day catapult launch from USS Saratoga in Adriatic Sea during Bosnia Ops. Pilot ejected directly into the water and was killed instantly. http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/video/aviation/F-18_Splash.mpg
 * 21-Jun-1994||163467||C||VFA-82, A/C experienced engine fire in flight and crashed in Ocala National Forrest 40 M W of Daytona. LT Adam Taff EJECTED SAFELY.
 * 18-Nov-1994||162827||A||VFA-195 CV-41 ’86. VFA-151 crashed. Pilot successfully ejected following unsuccessful carrier landing attempt aboard USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64).
 * 18-Nov-1994||164695||C||VFA-97 A/C crashed into the sea following cat shot from USS CARL VINSON. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 28-Jan-1995||164044||C||VFA-22 A/C crashed into the water after night catapult launch from Abraham Lincoln (CVN72). LT Glennon Kersgieter lost at sea.
 * 24-Mar-1995||164893||C||VMFA-251 A/C CFIT into mountain in poor wx. Capt D. Bowser was killed in the crash near Cold Springs, NV (30 mi east of Fallon).
 * 24-Apr-1995||161734||A||VMFA-134 crashed while attempting to land at NAS Miramar, CA. STRICKEN by Jan 1996. Capt J. Jantzen successful ejection/minor injuries.
 * 17-May-1995||163492||D||VFA-25 A/C crashed in New Mexico during low-level training mission. RADM James G. Prout, Commander, Carrier Group 3 and CDR Joseph Kleefisch, CO VFA-25 were both killed.
 * 9-Jun-1995||163779||C||VFMA-212 A/C damaged by in flight fire. A/C landed in Australia. Stored at NADep North Island, CA.
 * 24-Aug-1995||163720||D||NWC. VFA-125 A/C departed controlled flight and crashed near B-20 NAS Fallon, NV. LT Norm Weakland and Ty Loutsenheiser ejected safely.
 * 30-Aug-1995||163445||D||VFA-106 A/C departed controlled flight and crashed inverted at Whitehouse NOLF, Florida, (just north of Cecil Field, FL. PILot 1LT M. Blaisdell, USMC, ejected but killed.
 * 5-Oct-1995||164064||D||VMFAT-101 A/C crashed near Kola Mountains vicinity NAF El Centro, CA. Multiple (large) birdstrikes. LT P. A. Kratzer and 1LT T. A. Harp ejected at low level.
 * 15-Jan-1996||161927||A||VFA-203, A/C hit short of runway just outside the perimeter of NAS El Centro, California, Pilot ejected safely.
 * 17-Jan-1996||163995||C||VFA-22 A/C MAC with 164063 and crashed near Desatoya Mountains, Fallon, NV during night strike. LT Kevin Duggan 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.
 * 17-Jan-1996||164063||C||VFA-22 MAC with 163995 near Desatoya Mountains, Fallon, NV. LCDR William Braker killed.
 * 7-Mar-1996||164963||D||VMFA-533, A/C crashed at sea shortly after launch from MCAS Beaufort. Pilot and WSO killed.
 * 2-Apr-1996||164728||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’94-95, VMFA-323, crashed about 15 miles northwest of NAF El, Centro, California, CAPT Michael P. Jeffries ejected safely with only minor cuts and abrasions,
 * 3-Apr-1996||164697||C||VFA-151 CV-64 ’94-95., VFA-151 lost control and crashed 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.
 * 23-Apr-1996||162454||A||VMFA-115 '87-88, VMFA-122 '88. VFC-12 A/C collided with 162475. Both A/C recovered at NAS Oceana heavily damaged. Neither flew again. 162454 cosmetically restored and put on display by Mar 1998 at NAS Oceana. Lt. CDR William G. Stubbs piloting. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960424/04240391.htm
 * 23-Apr-1996||162475||A||VFC-12 collided with 162454 off VACAPES. LCDR Greg S. Anderson landed 162475 at NAS Oceana, although it never flew again.
 * 19-Jun-1996|| ?||C||A/C leased to MD crashed while practicing aerobatic maneuvers for Czech air show near St. Louis destroying a house near the St. Louis Regional Airport. McDonnell Douglas pilot Jeffrey James Crutchfield was killed.
 * 17-Jul-1996||163466||C||VFA-86 ’09-91. VFA-86 A/C Diverted after CV ramp strike. Crashed/ran off runway at NAS Cecil Field, FL. Not repaired.
 * 9-Aug-1996||164199||C||VFA-105 A/C failed to return to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower/crashed.
 * 22-Aug-1996||161974||A||VMFA-251 '88-89, VMFA-333 '89.VMFA-321, A/C crashed into water during air to air mission. Patrick T. Gregoire killed.
 * 4-Dec-1996||165180||C||VMFA 314, A/C crashed into North Pacific following night ramp strike aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). A/C skidded off the deck. Capt Christopher Hodges ejected safely and landed on the carrier deck but was not seriously injured. http://video.bipmedia.com/view_video.php?viewkey=8137a16a1acd04ed9112; http://clipcity.bipmedia.com/view_video.php?viewkey=305ca9ad266f53bc8251
 * 9-Feb-1997||164207||D||VMFA(AW)-121 from MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, crashed into the Yellow Sea 60 miles southwest of Korea during ACM. Capt Mark R. Nickles and MAJ Danny A. D’Eredita were missing and presumed dead. G-induced loss of consciousness blamed.
 * 16-Mar-1997||164669||C||A/C caught wire underneath right wingtip LAU-7 launcher under cross deck pendant aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). A/C didn’t fly again for 32 months. VFA-106 ’97-01. VFA-87 CVN-65 ’01, CVN-71 ’05-06. VFA-106 ’07. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpcMHAs81OY&feature=related
 * 14-Sep-1997||164666||C||VFA-15 A/C crashed during normal training operation 75 mi NE of Raysut, Oman in the wall of so-called ‘Star Wars Canyon’ while operating from USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), killing the pilot, Lt. Jason E. Jakubowski.
 * 15-Sep-1997||164949||D||VMFA(AW)-224 A/C crashed into water during night CAS at Piney Island Bombing Range, NC. Pilot Capt Brian Smith and WSO Capt Stephen McDonald were killed.
 * 6-Feb-1998||164890||C||VMFA-251. During NIGHT CV OPS from USS George Washington (CVN 73), MAC with 164894. Both A/C crashed into the water about 80 miles east of Kuwait City, Kuwait. Maj. Cary D. Venden recovered by SAR and flown back to the GW.
 * 6-Feb-1998||164894||C||VMFA-251. During NIGHT CV OPS from USS George Washington (CVN 73), MAC with 164890. Both A/C crashed into the water about 80 miles east of Kuwait City, Kuwait. LCOL. Henry G. Van Winkle was killed.
 * 8-Feb-1998||163489||C||VFA-81 A/C crashed following cold cat shot from USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) during flight operations off Puerto Rico. LCDR Tom Halley ejected safely and was recovered.
 * 11-Feb-1998||163149||A||VMFA-312 90-91, then to VMFA-122 '91, VMFA-451 '94-95, VMFA-115 '95. Unsubstantiated crash.
 * 27-Apr-1998||163744||C||VFA-195 CV-62 ’93, VFA-192 ’95-96, 98. VFA-192, A/C crashed into water following hyd failure North Arabian Gulf operating from Independence (CV 62). Pilot ejected safely ejected/recovered.
 * 27-May-1998||165178||C||VFA-37, A/C crashed during night CAS near NAS Fallon, Nev. LT Jonathan Bennett Nolan killed.
 * 28-May-1998||163770||C||VMFA-232 ‘97-98.VMFA-232 A/C damaged during in flight engine fire. A/C LANDED SAFELY. Now in storage at Naval Air Depot, NAS North Island, CA. Now with VMFAT-101, coded as SH-231 by Oct 2002.
 * 18-Jul-1998||162880||A||VFA-192 CV-41 ’86.Suffered fire in engine bay. In storage at Naval Air Depot, NAS North Island, CA. STRICKEN Sep 8, 2003.
 * 20-Aug-1998||163743||C||VMFA-232 ’91-92. VMFA-212 1996-98., VMFA-212 A/c crashed during night bombing mission.
 * 16-Sep-1998||165209||C||VFA-83 A/C crashed in the Mediterranean Sea after gun explosion while operating from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on 16 Sep 1998. The pilot ejected safely and was recovered.
 * 25-Sep-1998||165223||C||VFA-34 A/C crashed into Mediterranean 80 M from Toulon, France after OCF while operation from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Pilot safely ejected and recovered.
 * 20-Jan-1999||163723||C||VMFA-212 ’96-99.VMFA-212 A/C MAC with 163759 20 miles south of Kochi prefecture off coast of Iwakuni, Japan. Kevin Pactzold ejected/rescued.Other A/C landed safely.
 * 20-Jan-1999||163759||C||VFA-192 CV-62 ’93.VMFA-212 A/C MAC with 163723 on. A/C landed safely at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. VMFA-212 1996-99.
 * 10-Mar-1999||163727||C||VMFA-212 1996-98.VMFA-212 A/C CFIT during night CAS near Fairbanks, Alaska. Maj. Timothy M. Curry killed.
 * 19-Apr-1999||164883||C||VMFA-251 A/C, flying from USS George Washington (CVN 73) dropped 2 MK-82 bombs on the Vieques target observation post, killing civilian observer David Sanes Rodriguez.
 * 16-Jun-1999||163778||D||VMFAT 101, Barry M Goldwater range, near Yuma, AZ, during ACM, one pilot ejected, one pilot failed to eject and was killed.
 * 27-Jun-1999||163505||C||VFA-81 CV-60 ’90-91.VFA-86 A/C suffered Class A flight deck damage on board USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV-67).
 * 27-Jun-1999||164877||C||VMFA-251 A/C sustained Class A damage in flight deck incident aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). After seven years of rework by NADEPNI, approximately 3,700 engineering hours and 27,000 labor hours, and $2.8 million in material, the jet was returned to VMFA(AW)-322.
 * 28-Oct-1999||161932||B||VX-5, NFDS, A/C crashed during airshow practice at Moody AFB, GA. LCDR Kieron O’Connor and LT Kevin Colling killed.
 * 3-Dec-1999||163128||A||VFA-201 crashed when pilot lost control during combat maneuvering near Comanche, TX. LCDR Troy Kennedy ejected safely.
 * 4-Dec-1999||165399||C||VFA-34 CVN-69 ’98,, VFA-34 A/C night ramp strike landing aboard USS ??????. A/C diverted to NAS ???? and landed with no injury. CVN-73 ’00, CVN-72 ’04-05
 * 10-Jan-2000||164665||D||VMFA-242 A/C departed controlled flight during ACM near Yuma, AZ. Both crew ejected and recovered.
 * 9-May-2000||164233||D||VMFAT 101, caught fire during air to ground mission NAF El Centro ranges, CA. Both crew ejected.
 * 7-Jul-2000||164868||D||VMFA(AW)-533 A/C lost control and crashed in Atlantic Ocean 22 mi S of Charleston, SC. Both crew ejected and were rescued.
 * 11-Sep-2000||164216||D||VMFA-242 MAC with 164692 during ACM. A/C crashed with 2 fatalities.
 * 11-Sep-2000||164692||D||VMFA-242 A/C MAC with 164216 and crashed on Barry Goldwater Range, near Yuma, AZ. 2 FATAL.
 * 29-Sep-2000||164681||C||VFA-25, A/C crashed into Persian Gulf, following day departure from USS Abraham Lincoln.
 * 5-Oct-2000||164867||C||VMFA 251 A/C crashed on Barry M. Goldwater Range, Yuma, AZ during training mission. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 20-Oct-2000||164737||C||VFA-151 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99. VFA-151 A/C crashed into water after night catapult launch from USS Constellation. Pilot LT Darren Jewell killed.
 * 27-Oct-2000||164232||C||VFA-87 CVN-71 ’99., VFA 87, MAC at night with 164657 which landed safely, Smith Creek Valley, 55 M E of NAS Fallon, NV. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 27-Oct-2000||164657||C||VFA-87 A/C MAC at night with 164232, Smith Creek Valley, 55 M E of NAS Fallon, NV. A/C landed safely at NAS Fallon. VFA-15 CVN-71 ’05-06. 12 June 2008, VFA-15 a/c MAC with VFC-13 F-5 (Buno 160965) in Fallon Range Complex, near Middlegate, NV. BOTH ACFT DESTROYED. Two F-5 Aircrew rescued safely (back-seater was a midshipman). F-18 pilot Lt. Jeremy S. Wise was killed.
 * 1-Mar-2001||165208||C||VX-9 A/C struck pelicans resulting in engine fire and Class A damage. Landed safely with no injury. VFA-131 CVN-69 ‚06-07
 * 29-May-2001||165219||C||VFA-106 A/C crashed near Fort Pierce, FL during ferry flight from Oceana to NAS Key West. Pilot LCDR Dave Casher killed, likely due to insidious hypoxia. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FKE/is_10_47/ai_94931785; http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5949903_ITM
 * 22-Aug-2001||163134||A||VMFA-451 '94-95, VMFA-115 '95, VMFA-122 '97, VMFA-115 '99-00.VMFA-115 crashed during training mission on Barry Goldwater range, AZ. Captain Jacob J. Wiebe, USMC ejected but was killed.
 * 19-Sep-2001||164678||C||VFA-15 CVN-71 ’99, CVN-65 ’01., VFA-15, engine fire damaged engine and fuselage while operating from USS USS ENTERPRISE in the Northern Indian Ocean.
 * 23-Oct-2001||164251||C||VFA-105 A/C engine caught fire at low level about 20 miles west of the Nevada Test Site near the Nellis Air Force Range, LT Micah Manningham, ejected safely.
 * 4-Nov-2001||163760||C||VFA-195 CV-62 ’93.VFA-147 A/C Class Alpha damage during flight deck evolution on.
 * 16-Jan-2002||162868||A||VFA-203 crashed/cartwheeled off runway and caught fire after landing gear malfunction at Savanna IAP, GA on. LT Ron Hartman ejected without injury. http://savannahnow.com/node/218272
 * 17-Feb-2002||164872||D||VMFA-533 ‘01.VMFA-533 A/C damaged in landing accident at Twenty Nine Palms, CA. Both aircrew ejected but WSO Capt James B. Blackmon Jr. later died.
 * 15-Mar-2002||162887||A||VFA-195 CV-41’87. NSAWC, crashed into the ground during ACM near Edwards Creek Valley /Clan Alpine Mts, NE of NAS Fallon, NV, USA, pilot ejected safely.
 * 6-Jun-2002||162891||A||VFA-151 CV-41 ’86. NSAWC, OCF during ACM, 10 M NW of Gabbs, Smith Creek Valley, SE of NAS Fallon, NV. LT Jeff Wilcox ejected.
 * 26-Jul-2002||163139||A||VMFA-122 '94, VMFA-451 '94-95, VMFA-115 '95, VMFA-115 '98, VMFA-122 '00-01.VMFA-312 crashed into military training area in north central Arkansas, Cleburne County, 70 M N of Little Rock, Pilot ejected but was left hanging from a tree after landing and was injured.
 * 18-Oct-2002||165881||F||VFA-41, MAC with 165889 during ACM off So Cal coast and crashed into Pacific 80 mi SW of Monterey, CA. Both aircraft saw each other but could not avoid collision. Pilot Lieutenant Matthew S. Shubzda, WSO Lieutenant Stephen N. Benson were killed.
 * 18-Oct-2002||165889||F||VFA-41, MAC with 165881 during ACM off So Cal coast and crashed into Pacific 80 mi SW of Monterey, CA. Both aircraft saw each other but could not avoid collision. Pilot Lieutenant Joel A. Korkowski, WSO Lieutenant Stephen R. Nevarez were killed.
 * 31-Oct-2002||164011||D||VFA-125, landing gear collapsed on arrested landing at NAS North Island, Ca. following a ramp strike aboard ?? Replacement pilot was at near idle power setting for five seconds in the groove.
 * 3-Nov-2002||165229||C||VFA-34 CVN-69 ’98, CVN-73 ’00, VFA-34 A/C failed to return to USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) from night at sea bombing mission and crashed into Adriatic Sea. Pilot LCDR Robert Edward “Trey” Clukey killed.
 * 14-Nov-2002||163749||D||VFA-195 CV-62 ’94.VMFAT-101 A/C crashed after loss of control during solo BFM flight off coast of Mexico about 100 mi SW of MCAS Miramar, CA. USAF Pilot ejected safely and was recovered.
 * 18-Dec-2002||162883||A||VFA-192 CV-41 ’86.NSAWC A/C crashed during day air wing training, 6 M N of Gabbs, NV, due to fuel starvation.
 * 6-Jan-2003||163100||A||VFA-87 CVN-71 ’90-91.VFA-97 A/C crash landed right of runway, struck arresting gear in one-sixteenth-mile visibility fog at night NAS Lemoore, CA. Class A damage and w/o 8 Sep 2003.
 * 17-Jan-2003||164664||C||A/C crashed/ran off runway after aborted go-around while landing at RAAF Base Pearce, Western Australia, suffering Class A damage.
 * 17-Jan-2003||165682||D||VMFA(AW)-225 crashed into Pacific Ocean off MCAS Miramar, CA. Capts Matthew Shortal and Michael Johnson ejected safely and were picked up. Cause was attributed to material failure during a functional check flight with one engine shut down.
 * 11-Feb-2003||161926||A||To AMARC as 1A0039 Apr 5, 1996. To Spain as C.15-91 in late 1999/early 2000. Crashed into sea off coast of Gran Canaria while on approach to base at Gando after a fuel fire. Pilot ejected safely and was rescued.
 * 18-Feb-2003||163748||C||VFA-195 CV-62 ’93, VFA-192 ’95-96.VFA-147 A/C crashed into western Pacific Ocean after BFM/OCF while operating from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Pilot ejected safely and was rescued. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2003/02/mil-030219-nns03.htm
 * 3-Apr-2003||164974||C||VFA-195 CV-63 ‘98.VFA-195 A/C flying from USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) was shot down in a friendly fire incident by 2 Patriot missiles 50 mi from Karbala, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. LT Nathan Dennis White ejected but killed.
 * 22-Jul-2003||163780||C||VMFA-232 ‘97-98.VMFA-232 A/C crashed on Twenty-Nine Palms Air Ground Combat Range, CA during air-to-ground delivery close air support training exercise. Pilot Capt. John T. Berger killed.
 * 5-Sep-2003||164266||C||VFA-25, following a stuck throttle in flight, pilot ejected short of runway after flameout at NAS Lemoore, CA.
 * 11-Sep-2003||164198||D||VFA-106 MAC with 164215 during ACM 23 Nov 96 off Georgia coast. Both A/C recovered at NAS Cecil Field, FL. CAPT Bob Klosterman, CO USS J.C. Stennis was in the back seat. The same VFA-106 A/C later crashed into Atlantic Ocean off Virginia Capes after the #3 arresting wire broke during landing on USS George Washington. Solo pilot LT Rich Rivera ejected safely, but 12 members of flight deck crew were injured.
 * 15-Oct-2003||163147||A||VM-12 VMFA-451 ‘09-91. VMFA-251 '91-92, VMFA-115 '92-94, VMFA-122 '94-96, VMFA-451 '96, VMFA-115 '98. VMFA-115, MAC with 163159 during air combat maneuvering training sortie. Crashed in sea 40 M off Hilton Head Island, SC. CAPT Matthew R. McInerney ejected safely.
 * 15-Oct-2003||163159||A||VMFA-312 90-91, VMFA-122 '91, 92-93, VMFA-215 '93, VMFA-115 '96-97, VMFA-122 '97, VMFA-115 '99-00. VMFA 115, MAC with 163147 during air combat maneuvering training sortie. Crashed in sea 40 M off Hilton Head Island, SC. Maj. Breton L. Saunders ejected safely.
 * 17-Dec-2003||164007||C||VX-9 A/C crashed in landing accident at NAWS China Lake, CA A/C STRICKEN Jul 8, 2005. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 10-Mar-2004||164052||C||VFA-94, A/C departed runway on landing and overturned. Pilot did not eject, walked away uninjured.
 * 24-Mar-2004||165204||C||VFA-82 pilot lost control and A/C crashed into Atlantic Ocean near Tybee Island, GA. Pilot ejected safely and was rescued.
 * 26-Mar-2004||164689||C||VFA-15 CVN-71 ’99, CVN-65 ’01. VFA-15 crashed at Raleigh-Durham IAP, NC. A/C veered off runway during takeoff and burst into flames. LTJG Wesley Baumgartner ejected safely, suffering only minor injuries. The Hornet was part of a two-plane flight on a routine cross-country training mission with a planned refuel stop at Raleigh-Durham.
 * 29-Mar-2004||162839||A||CV-41 ’90.VFA-203 crashed south of Spring City, TN after clipping power lines. W of Watts Bar Lake, N of Chattanooga, crashed near U.S. 27 TN. Navy Reserve CDR Kevin T. Hagnstad, broke an ankle when he ejected. Low-level navigation flight on an FAA-approved route while returning to home base at NAS Atlanta, Ga.
 * 21-Apr-2004||162434||A||VMFA-314 CV-43 ’85-95.VMFA-112 A/C missing on training flight from MCAS Miramar, CA,. Crashed/Wreckage found next day in Imperial County 20 mi NW of Yuma. Major Brett Bekken killed. (AFM 11/2005)
 * 27-Jun-2004||163145||A||VMFA-122 '92-93, VMFA-215 '93, VMFA-115 '98, VMFA-122 '00-01. VMFA-115 A/c crashed at sea during night training mission from USS Harry S. Truman in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Wreckage was recovered about 60 miles south of the Azores Islands, CAPT Franklin R. Hooks II, Missing Presumed Killed. http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-22654.html
 * 28-Jun-2004||164269||C||VMFA-122 A/C departed runway and overturned on day landing at MCAS Beaufort, SC after trans-Atlantic flight. Derek R. Nichols [CAF] did not eject, survived the crash, but died in hospital later that day.
 * 21-Jul-2004||162870||B||VMFA-134 MAC with 163097 and crashed near Arlington, over Columbia River, OR. Maj. Gary Fullerton, and Capt. Jeffrey Ross killed.
 * 21-Jul-2004||163097||A||VMFA-312 90-91, VMFA-122 '91, VMFA-122 '92-93, VMFA-215 '93.VMFA-134 MAC with 162870 and crashed near Arlington, OR. Pilot Maj. Craig Barden ejected safely. http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_072304_news_pilots_identified.661601b.html
 * 26-Aug-2004||164700||C||VFA-151 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03. VFA-151 A/C crashed on divert from USS Abraham Lincoln, to NAS North Island, CA. Main runway was closed so he had to use a shorter runway with no cable. Brake failure during landing caused A/C to run off end of runway and come to rest almost totally submerged in San Diego Bay. LT Jason Doyle Walker ejected safely. STRICKEN Jul 7, 2005.
 * 14-Sep-2004||164904||C||VFA-195 CV-63 ‘98.VMFA-212 ’04., VMFA 212, A/C lost control and crashed at Manbulloo Station about 10 M SW of RAAF Tindal, Australia prior to day approach to landing. Pilot ejected and was injured.
 * 20-Sep-2004||161970||A||VMFA-251 '88-89, VMFA-333 '89.VMFA-321; On planned last flight/delivery of A/C flight to museum at Quantico, VA, A/C did touch-and-go at Quantico then crashed/skidded off runway with brake failure. Pilot LCOL Bill Reavis ejected but received significant injuries. Plane is now on display at the Museum. http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2005/05/09/WorldNation/Military.Crashes.Blamed.On.Reckless.Flying-950045.shtml
 * 9-Nov-2004||165226||C||VFA-83 CVN-69 ’98, CVN-73 ’00, VFA-83, transferred to VFA-131 in 2003. VFA 131 A/C crashed 15 miles east of Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV, after in flight fire and becoming uncontrollable shortly after takeoff. Pilot LT James Guimond ejected safely.
 * 1-Dec-2004||161956||A||Blue Angels #6 unable to maintain flight after A/C struck water causing engine/hyd damage. A/C crashed into Gulf of Mexico 6 M offshore in Gulf of Mexico nr Perdido Key, FL during familiarization flight. LT Ted Steelman ejected and was rescued.
 * 29-Jan-2005||165895||F||VFA-102 ‘02.VFA-102 A/C crashed into ocean while landing on USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The No. 3 arresting wire snapped, resulting in the plane plunging into the Pacific Ocean 100 miles southeast of Yokosuka, Japan, hitting a SH-60F and EA-6B en route to the water. Crew LTJG Jon Vanbragt, LCDR Markus Gudmundsson ejected safely. AFM 10/2005
 * 2-May-2005||164721||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03. VMFA-323 crashed over Central Iraq on during sortie from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). MAC with 164732. Pilot MAJ John C. Spahr killed.
 * 2-May-2005||164732||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03. VMFA-323 A/C crashed in Central Iraq during sortie from USS Carl Vinson (CVN70). MAC with 164721. Pilot CAPT Kelly C. Hinz killed. AFM 7/2005
 * 5-May-2005||162904||A||VFA-151 CV-41 ’86.VFA-201 A/C suffered severe bleed air leak during fuel burn at Fort Worth NAS JRB, TX. Ensuing fire severely damaged keel of A/C.
 * 18-Jul-2005||165662||E||VFA-122 A/C MAC with 165670 over China Lake weapons testing ground during BFM flight from NAS Lemoore. LT Bruce L. Clark was killed.
 * 18-Jul-2005||165670||F||VFA-122 A/C from NAS Lemoore MAC with 165662, over China Lake weapons testing ground LT John Bonenfant, and LT Noel Sawatzky ejected but sustained injuries.
 * 14-Oct-2005||163461||C||VFA-86 ’09-91., VFA-106 A/C while detached to Key West, Florida for training, crashed in shallow water off the Florida Keys, 60 mi W of Key West, FL. Pilot ejected, rescued form water by Coast Guard, taken to Lower Keys Hospital - suffered a broken arm and a collapsed lung.
 * 18-Jan-2006||163495||C||VFA-83 CV-60 ’90-91.VFA-97 A/C crashed 5 mi N of NAF El Centro, CA, during night bombing training flight at Loom Lobby target. LCDR Frank C. Wittwer ejected but killed.
 * 28-Jan-2006||164642||C||VFA-25 A/C crashed into the sea approximately 120 miles southeast of Brisbane, Australia, after night ramp strike attempting to land aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Pilot ejected. www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20070130-9999-1m30jet.html
 * 6-Feb-2006||164267||D||VFA-125 A/C crashed into sea 5 miles south of NAS Key West, off Florida Keys while returning to NAS Key West from training mission. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 21-Feb-2006||164235||C||VFA-105 in ’98., VMFA-122, crashed 13 mi off Lower Keys, Key West, FL. Maj. Steven Feltenberger from MCAS, Beaufort, ejected safely.
 * 30-Apr-2006||166426||E||VFA-14 A/C suffered in flight fire on takeoff.
 * 26-Jun-2006||163438||C||VFA-125 crashed on Fort Hunter-Liggett military operating zone, CA following collision with 163450. One pilot ejected safely, 1LT Brian R. Deforge (USMC) did not eject and was killed upon impact.
 * 26-Jun-2006||163450||C||VFA-86 ’09-91. VFA-125 crashed on Fort Hunter-Liggett military operating zone, CA following MAC with 163438. One pilot ejected safely, 1LT Brian R. Deforge (USMC) did not eject and was killed upon impact.
 * 30-Nov-2006||163471||C||VMFAT-101, A/C crashed following hydraulic problem 3 miles east of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego causing small brush fire. CAPT Jonathan Ashmore, ejected landing in a canyon in an unpopulated area near a Scripps Ranch neighborhood. Recovered and treated by medics.
 * 20-Mar-2007||164725||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03VMFA-323 A/C departed controlled flight while attempting single engine landing aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Crashed into North Arabian Sea. Pilot ejected safely and was rescued.
 * 21-Apr-2007||162897||A||VFA-195 CV-41’87. NFDS#6, A/C crashed during rendezvous near the end of an air show at MCAS Beaufort, SC. LCDR Kevin J. Davis did not survive. Eight people on the ground were injured.
 * 30-Jul-2007||164977||C||VFA-195 CV-63 ‘98.VFA-195 pilot inadvertently ejected while on emergency night approach to USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). A/C continued to fly for nearly 20 minutes before crashing into the sea 400 miles SE of Guam. (AFM 10/2007). LT Chris Williams safely recovered.
 * 4-Aug-2007||163719||C||VFA-192 CV-62 ’94.VFA-146 A/C MAC with 163737 over western Pacific/P-Sea during air defense training sortie from USS John C. Stennis. Both A/C recovered safely to Andersen AFB, Guam.
 * 4-Aug-2007||163737||C||VMFA-232 ’91-92. VMFA-212 2001.VFA-146 A/C MAC with 163719 over western Pacific Ocean during air defense training sortie from USS John C. Stennis. Both A/C recovered safely to Andersen AFB, Guam.
 * 27-Aug-2007||164021||C||VFA-125 while making emergency landing at NAS Lemoore, CA wheel mount caught in wire causing Class A damage. Pilot uninjured.
 * 11-Oct-2007||162898||A+||VFA-151 CV-41 ’86. VX-31; VFA-87, A/C lost off VACAPES. Pilot ejected w/ significant injuries.
 * 6-Jan-2008||166632||F||VFA-211 FA-18F MAC with VFA-105 FA-18E over North Arabian Gulf during routine ops from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Aircrew ejected and recovered.
 * 6-Jan-2008||166656||E||VFA-105 FA-18E MAC with VFA-211 FA-18F over North Arabian Gulf during routine ops from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Pilot ejected and recovered.
 * 11-Apr-2008||165196||C||TWO VFA-37 ACFT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. BOTH ACFT Class A DAMAGED. NO INJS.
 * 4-Oct-2008||166612||F||VFA-103 CVN-69 '06-07. F/A-18F STRUCK FLIGHT DECK DIRECTOR DUR CAT STROKE RESULTING IN 1 FATALITY. (FLT REL)
 * 17-Nov-2008||166856||G||VX-9 EA- 18G left engine fire during flight.
 * 8-Dec-2008||164017||D||USMC FA-18D from VMFAT-101 crashed on final approach to MCAS Miramar following divert from USS Abe Lincoln. Pilot ejected OK. 4 fatalities on the ground.
 * 2-Feb-2009||162841||A+||VFA-87 FA-18A involved in MAC with 162846. Both a/c recovered aboard T. Roosevelt in Persian Gulf with Class A damage.
 * 2-Feb-2009||162846||A+||, VFA-87 FA-18A involved in MAC with 162841. Both a/c recovered aboard T. Roosevelt in Persian Gulf with Class A damage.
 * 8-Jun-2009||166645||E||VX-9, VFA-106. ACFT R MLG COLLAPSED DUR ARRESTED LDG ROLLOUT AT NAF EL CENTRO. NO INJURY.
 * 7-Aug-2009||162862||A||VFA-204 class A damage from fire after Dual Bleed Air Warning Lights inflight.
 * 13-Aug-2009||166463||F||VFA-122 landed at NAWS China Lake after starboard engine fire.
 * 25-Aug-2009||164668||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’01; During ground engine maintenance while with VFA-113, fuel began to leak from the fuselage, a fire ensued from the APU, and the aircraft was engulfed in flames resulting in CLASS A damage.
 * 10-Mar-2010||164694||D||VMFA(AW)-224 ‚99-07. During maintenance check flight, aircraft suffered fuselage fuel leak and subsequent fire. 2 Crew ejected 30nm SE of MCAS Beaufort and were recovered.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165905||E||VX-9, VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165908||E||VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 2-Dec-2010||165184||C||11 Apr 2008, TWO VFA-37 ACFT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. BOTH ACFT Class A DAMAGED. NO INJS. VFA-106 aircraft involved in landing mishap at NAF El Centro. Pilot ejected.
 * 30-Mar-2011||165190||C||VMFAT-101 aircraft suffered catastrophic engine failure during pre-launch run up aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS off SOCAL injuring several flight deck personnel.
 * 6-Apr-2011||165877||F||VFA-122 aircraft crashed during airshow practice at NAS Lemoore, killing LTs Matt Lowe and Nathan Williams.
 * 22-Aug-1996||161974||A||VMFA-251 '88-89, VMFA-333 '89.VMFA-321, A/C crashed into water during air to air mission. Patrick T. Gregoire killed.
 * 4-Dec-1996||165180||C||VMFA 314, A/C crashed into North Pacific following night ramp strike aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). A/C skidded off the deck. Capt Christopher Hodges ejected safely and landed on the carrier deck but was not seriously injured. http://video.bipmedia.com/view_video.php?viewkey=8137a16a1acd04ed9112; http://clipcity.bipmedia.com/view_video.php?viewkey=305ca9ad266f53bc8251
 * 9-Feb-1997||164207||D||VMFA(AW)-121 from MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, crashed into the Yellow Sea 60 miles southwest of Korea during ACM. Capt Mark R. Nickles and MAJ Danny A. D’Eredita were missing and presumed dead. G-induced loss of consciousness blamed.
 * 16-Mar-1997||164669||C||A/C caught wire underneath right wingtip LAU-7 launcher under cross deck pendant aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). A/C didn’t fly again for 32 months. VFA-106 ’97-01. VFA-87 CVN-65 ’01, CVN-71 ’05-06. VFA-106 ’07. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpcMHAs81OY&feature=related
 * 14-Sep-1997||164666||C||VFA-15 A/C crashed during normal training operation 75 mi NE of Raysut, Oman in the wall of so-called ‘Star Wars Canyon’ while operating from USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), killing the pilot, Lt. Jason E. Jakubowski.
 * 15-Sep-1997||164949||D||VMFA(AW)-224 A/C crashed into water during night CAS at Piney Island Bombing Range, NC. Pilot Capt Brian Smith and WSO Capt Stephen McDonald were killed.
 * 6-Feb-1998||164890||C||VMFA-251. During NIGHT CV OPS from USS George Washington (CVN 73), MAC with 164894. Both A/C crashed into the water about 80 miles east of Kuwait City, Kuwait. Maj. Cary D. Venden recovered by SAR and flown back to the GW.
 * 6-Feb-1998||164894||C||VMFA-251. During NIGHT CV OPS from USS George Washington (CVN 73), MAC with 164890. Both A/C crashed into the water about 80 miles east of Kuwait City, Kuwait. LCOL. Henry G. Van Winkle was killed.
 * 8-Feb-1998||163489||C||VFA-81 A/C crashed following cold cat shot from USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) during flight operations off Puerto Rico. LCDR Tom Halley ejected safely and was recovered.
 * 11-Feb-1998||163149||A||VMFA-312 90-91, then to VMFA-122 '91, VMFA-451 '94-95, VMFA-115 '95. Unsubstantiated crash.
 * 27-Apr-1998||163744||C||VFA-195 CV-62 ’93, VFA-192 ’95-96, 98. VFA-192, A/C crashed into water following hyd failure North Arabian Gulf operating from Independence (CV 62). Pilot ejected safely ejected/recovered.
 * 27-May-1998||165178||C||VFA-37, A/C crashed during night CAS near NAS Fallon, Nev. LT Jonathan Bennett Nolan killed.
 * 28-May-1998||163770||C||VMFA-232 ‘97-98.VMFA-232 A/C damaged during in flight engine fire. A/C LANDED SAFELY. Now in storage at Naval Air Depot, NAS North Island, CA. Now with VMFAT-101, coded as SH-231 by Oct 2002.
 * 18-Jul-1998||162880||A||VFA-192 CV-41 ’86.Suffered fire in engine bay. In storage at Naval Air Depot, NAS North Island, CA. STRICKEN Sep 8, 2003.
 * 20-Aug-1998||163743||C||VMFA-232 ’91-92. VMFA-212 1996-98., VMFA-212 A/c crashed during night bombing mission.
 * 16-Sep-1998||165209||C||VFA-83 A/C crashed in the Mediterranean Sea after gun explosion while operating from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on 16 Sep 1998. The pilot ejected safely and was recovered.
 * 25-Sep-1998||165223||C||VFA-34 A/C crashed into Mediterranean 80 M from Toulon, France after OCF while operation from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Pilot safely ejected and recovered.
 * 20-Jan-1999||163723||C||VMFA-212 ’96-99.VMFA-212 A/C MAC with 163759 20 miles south of Kochi prefecture off coast of Iwakuni, Japan. Kevin Pactzold ejected/rescued.Other A/C landed safely.
 * 20-Jan-1999||163759||C||VFA-192 CV-62 ’93.VMFA-212 A/C MAC with 163723 on. A/C landed safely at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. VMFA-212 1996-99.
 * 10-Mar-1999||163727||C||VMFA-212 1996-98.VMFA-212 A/C CFIT during night CAS near Fairbanks, Alaska. Maj. Timothy M. Curry killed.
 * 19-Apr-1999||164883||C||VMFA-251 A/C, flying from USS George Washington (CVN 73) dropped 2 MK-82 bombs on the Vieques target observation post, killing civilian observer David Sanes Rodriguez.
 * 16-Jun-1999||163778||D||VMFAT 101, Barry M Goldwater range, near Yuma, AZ, during ACM, one pilot ejected, one pilot failed to eject and was killed.
 * 27-Jun-1999||163505||C||VFA-81 CV-60 ’90-91.VFA-86 A/C suffered Class A flight deck damage on board USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV-67).
 * 27-Jun-1999||164877||C||VMFA-251 A/C sustained Class A damage in flight deck incident aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). After seven years of rework by NADEPNI, approximately 3,700 engineering hours and 27,000 labor hours, and $2.8 million in material, the jet was returned to VMFA(AW)-322.
 * 28-Oct-1999||161932||B||VX-5, NFDS, A/C crashed during airshow practice at Moody AFB, GA. LCDR Kieron O’Connor and LT Kevin Colling killed.
 * 3-Dec-1999||163128||A||VFA-201 crashed when pilot lost control during combat maneuvering near Comanche, TX. LCDR Troy Kennedy ejected safely.
 * 4-Dec-1999||165399||C||VFA-34 CVN-69 ’98,, VFA-34 A/C night ramp strike landing aboard USS ??????. A/C diverted to NAS ???? and landed with no injury. CVN-73 ’00, CVN-72 ’04-05
 * 10-Jan-2000||164665||D||VMFA-242 A/C departed controlled flight during ACM near Yuma, AZ. Both crew ejected and recovered.
 * 9-May-2000||164233||D||VMFAT 101, caught fire during air to ground mission NAF El Centro ranges, CA. Both crew ejected.
 * 7-Jul-2000||164868||D||VMFA(AW)-533 A/C lost control and crashed in Atlantic Ocean 22 mi S of Charleston, SC. Both crew ejected and were rescued.
 * 11-Sep-2000||164216||D||VMFA-242 MAC with 164692 during ACM. A/C crashed with 2 fatalities.
 * 11-Sep-2000||164692||D||VMFA-242 A/C MAC with 164216 and crashed on Barry Goldwater Range, near Yuma, AZ. 2 FATAL.
 * 29-Sep-2000||164681||C||VFA-25, A/C crashed into Persian Gulf, following day departure from USS Abraham Lincoln.
 * 5-Oct-2000||164867||C||VMFA 251 A/C crashed on Barry M. Goldwater Range, Yuma, AZ during training mission. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 20-Oct-2000||164737||C||VFA-151 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99. VFA-151 A/C crashed into water after night catapult launch from USS Constellation. Pilot LT Darren Jewell killed.
 * 27-Oct-2000||164232||C||VFA-87 CVN-71 ’99., VFA 87, MAC at night with 164657 which landed safely, Smith Creek Valley, 55 M E of NAS Fallon, NV. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 27-Oct-2000||164657||C||VFA-87 A/C MAC at night with 164232, Smith Creek Valley, 55 M E of NAS Fallon, NV. A/C landed safely at NAS Fallon. VFA-15 CVN-71 ’05-06. 12 June 2008, VFA-15 a/c MAC with VFC-13 F-5 (Buno 160965) in Fallon Range Complex, near Middlegate, NV. BOTH ACFT DESTROYED. Two F-5 Aircrew rescued safely (back-seater was a midshipman). F-18 pilot Lt. Jeremy S. Wise was killed.
 * 1-Mar-2001||165208||C||VX-9 A/C struck pelicans resulting in engine fire and Class A damage. Landed safely with no injury. VFA-131 CVN-69 ‚06-07
 * 29-May-2001||165219||C||VFA-106 A/C crashed near Fort Pierce, FL during ferry flight from Oceana to NAS Key West. Pilot LCDR Dave Casher killed, likely due to insidious hypoxia. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FKE/is_10_47/ai_94931785; http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5949903_ITM
 * 22-Aug-2001||163134||A||VMFA-451 '94-95, VMFA-115 '95, VMFA-122 '97, VMFA-115 '99-00.VMFA-115 crashed during training mission on Barry Goldwater range, AZ. Captain Jacob J. Wiebe, USMC ejected but was killed.
 * 19-Sep-2001||164678||C||VFA-15 CVN-71 ’99, CVN-65 ’01., VFA-15, engine fire damaged engine and fuselage while operating from USS USS ENTERPRISE in the Northern Indian Ocean.
 * 23-Oct-2001||164251||C||VFA-105 A/C engine caught fire at low level about 20 miles west of the Nevada Test Site near the Nellis Air Force Range, LT Micah Manningham, ejected safely.
 * 4-Nov-2001||163760||C||VFA-195 CV-62 ’93.VFA-147 A/C Class Alpha damage during flight deck evolution on.
 * 16-Jan-2002||162868||A||VFA-203 crashed/cartwheeled off runway and caught fire after landing gear malfunction at Savanna IAP, GA on. LT Ron Hartman ejected without injury. http://savannahnow.com/node/218272
 * 17-Feb-2002||164872||D||VMFA-533 ‘01.VMFA-533 A/C damaged in landing accident at Twenty Nine Palms, CA. Both aircrew ejected but WSO Capt James B. Blackmon Jr. later died.
 * 15-Mar-2002||162887||A||VFA-195 CV-41’87. NSAWC, crashed into the ground during ACM near Edwards Creek Valley /Clan Alpine Mts, NE of NAS Fallon, NV, USA, pilot ejected safely.
 * 6-Jun-2002||162891||A||VFA-151 CV-41 ’86. NSAWC, OCF during ACM, 10 M NW of Gabbs, Smith Creek Valley, SE of NAS Fallon, NV. LT Jeff Wilcox ejected.
 * 26-Jul-2002||163139||A||VMFA-122 '94, VMFA-451 '94-95, VMFA-115 '95, VMFA-115 '98, VMFA-122 '00-01.VMFA-312 crashed into military training area in north central Arkansas, Cleburne County, 70 M N of Little Rock, Pilot ejected but was left hanging from a tree after landing and was injured.
 * 18-Oct-2002||165881||F||VFA-41, MAC with 165889 during ACM off So Cal coast and crashed into Pacific 80 mi SW of Monterey, CA. Both aircraft saw each other but could not avoid collision. Pilot Lieutenant Matthew S. Shubzda, WSO Lieutenant Stephen N. Benson were killed.
 * 18-Oct-2002||165889||F||VFA-41, MAC with 165881 during ACM off So Cal coast and crashed into Pacific 80 mi SW of Monterey, CA. Both aircraft saw each other but could not avoid collision. Pilot Lieutenant Joel A. Korkowski, WSO Lieutenant Stephen R. Nevarez were killed.
 * 31-Oct-2002||164011||D||VFA-125, landing gear collapsed on arrested landing at NAS North Island, Ca. following a ramp strike aboard ?? Replacement pilot was at near idle power setting for five seconds in the groove.
 * 3-Nov-2002||165229||C||VFA-34 CVN-69 ’98, CVN-73 ’00, VFA-34 A/C failed to return to USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) from night at sea bombing mission and crashed into Adriatic Sea. Pilot LCDR Robert Edward “Trey” Clukey killed.
 * 14-Nov-2002||163749||D||VFA-195 CV-62 ’94.VMFAT-101 A/C crashed after loss of control during solo BFM flight off coast of Mexico about 100 mi SW of MCAS Miramar, CA. USAF Pilot ejected safely and was recovered.
 * 18-Dec-2002||162883||A||VFA-192 CV-41 ’86.NSAWC A/C crashed during day air wing training, 6 M N of Gabbs, NV, due to fuel starvation.
 * 6-Jan-2003||163100||A||VFA-87 CVN-71 ’90-91.VFA-97 A/C crash landed right of runway, struck arresting gear in one-sixteenth-mile visibility fog at night NAS Lemoore, CA. Class A damage and w/o 8 Sep 2003.
 * 17-Jan-2003||164664||C||A/C crashed/ran off runway after aborted go-around while landing at RAAF Base Pearce, Western Australia, suffering Class A damage.
 * 17-Jan-2003||165682||D||VMFA(AW)-225 crashed into Pacific Ocean off MCAS Miramar, CA. Capts Matthew Shortal and Michael Johnson ejected safely and were picked up. Cause was attributed to material failure during a functional check flight with one engine shut down.
 * 11-Feb-2003||161926||A||To AMARC as 1A0039 Apr 5, 1996. To Spain as C.15-91 in late 1999/early 2000. Crashed into sea off coast of Gran Canaria while on approach to base at Gando after a fuel fire. Pilot ejected safely and was rescued.
 * 18-Feb-2003||163748||C||VFA-195 CV-62 ’93, VFA-192 ’95-96.VFA-147 A/C crashed into western Pacific Ocean after BFM/OCF while operating from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Pilot ejected safely and was rescued. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2003/02/mil-030219-nns03.htm
 * 3-Apr-2003||164974||C||VFA-195 CV-63 ‘98.VFA-195 A/C flying from USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) was shot down in a friendly fire incident by 2 Patriot missiles 50 mi from Karbala, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. LT Nathan Dennis White ejected but killed.
 * 22-Jul-2003||163780||C||VMFA-232 ‘97-98.VMFA-232 A/C crashed on Twenty-Nine Palms Air Ground Combat Range, CA during air-to-ground delivery close air support training exercise. Pilot Capt. John T. Berger killed.
 * 5-Sep-2003||164266||C||VFA-25, following a stuck throttle in flight, pilot ejected short of runway after flameout at NAS Lemoore, CA.
 * 11-Sep-2003||164198||D||VFA-106 MAC with 164215 during ACM 23 Nov 96 off Georgia coast. Both A/C recovered at NAS Cecil Field, FL. CAPT Bob Klosterman, CO USS J.C. Stennis was in the back seat. The same VFA-106 A/C later crashed into Atlantic Ocean off Virginia Capes after the #3 arresting wire broke during landing on USS George Washington. Solo pilot LT Rich Rivera ejected safely, but 12 members of flight deck crew were injured.
 * 15-Oct-2003||163147||A||VM-12 VMFA-451 ‘09-91. VMFA-251 '91-92, VMFA-115 '92-94, VMFA-122 '94-96, VMFA-451 '96, VMFA-115 '98. VMFA-115, MAC with 163159 during air combat maneuvering training sortie. Crashed in sea 40 M off Hilton Head Island, SC. CAPT Matthew R. McInerney ejected safely.
 * 15-Oct-2003||163159||A||VMFA-312 90-91, VMFA-122 '91, 92-93, VMFA-215 '93, VMFA-115 '96-97, VMFA-122 '97, VMFA-115 '99-00. VMFA 115, MAC with 163147 during air combat maneuvering training sortie. Crashed in sea 40 M off Hilton Head Island, SC. Maj. Breton L. Saunders ejected safely.
 * 17-Dec-2003||164007||C||VX-9 A/C crashed in landing accident at NAWS China Lake, CA A/C STRICKEN Jul 8, 2005. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 10-Mar-2004||164052||C||VFA-94, A/C departed runway on landing and overturned. Pilot did not eject, walked away uninjured.
 * 24-Mar-2004||165204||C||VFA-82 pilot lost control and A/C crashed into Atlantic Ocean near Tybee Island, GA. Pilot ejected safely and was rescued.
 * 26-Mar-2004||164689||C||VFA-15 CVN-71 ’99, CVN-65 ’01. VFA-15 crashed at Raleigh-Durham IAP, NC. A/C veered off runway during takeoff and burst into flames. LTJG Wesley Baumgartner ejected safely, suffering only minor injuries. The Hornet was part of a two-plane flight on a routine cross-country training mission with a planned refuel stop at Raleigh-Durham.
 * 29-Mar-2004||162839||A||CV-41 ’90.VFA-203 crashed south of Spring City, TN after clipping power lines. W of Watts Bar Lake, N of Chattanooga, crashed near U.S. 27 TN. Navy Reserve CDR Kevin T. Hagnstad, broke an ankle when he ejected. Low-level navigation flight on an FAA-approved route while returning to home base at NAS Atlanta, Ga.
 * 21-Apr-2004||162434||A||VMFA-314 CV-43 ’85-95.VMFA-112 A/C missing on training flight from MCAS Miramar, CA,. Crashed/Wreckage found next day in Imperial County 20 mi NW of Yuma. Major Brett Bekken killed. (AFM 11/2005)
 * 27-Jun-2004||163145||A||VMFA-122 '92-93, VMFA-215 '93, VMFA-115 '98, VMFA-122 '00-01. VMFA-115 A/c crashed at sea during night training mission from USS Harry S. Truman in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Wreckage was recovered about 60 miles south of the Azores Islands, CAPT Franklin R. Hooks II, Missing Presumed Killed. http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-22654.html
 * 28-Jun-2004||164269||C||VMFA-122 A/C departed runway and overturned on day landing at MCAS Beaufort, SC after trans-Atlantic flight. Derek R. Nichols [CAF] did not eject, survived the crash, but died in hospital later that day.
 * 21-Jul-2004||162870||B||VMFA-134 MAC with 163097 and crashed near Arlington, over Columbia River, OR. Maj. Gary Fullerton, and Capt. Jeffrey Ross killed.
 * 21-Jul-2004||163097||A||VMFA-312 90-91, VMFA-122 '91, VMFA-122 '92-93, VMFA-215 '93.VMFA-134 MAC with 162870 and crashed near Arlington, OR. Pilot Maj. Craig Barden ejected safely. http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_072304_news_pilots_identified.661601b.html
 * 26-Aug-2004||164700||C||VFA-151 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03. VFA-151 A/C crashed on divert from USS Abraham Lincoln, to NAS North Island, CA. Main runway was closed so he had to use a shorter runway with no cable. Brake failure during landing caused A/C to run off end of runway and come to rest almost totally submerged in San Diego Bay. LT Jason Doyle Walker ejected safely. STRICKEN Jul 7, 2005.
 * 14-Sep-2004||164904||C||VFA-195 CV-63 ‘98.VMFA-212 ’04., VMFA 212, A/C lost control and crashed at Manbulloo Station about 10 M SW of RAAF Tindal, Australia prior to day approach to landing. Pilot ejected and was injured.
 * 20-Sep-2004||161970||A||VMFA-251 '88-89, VMFA-333 '89.VMFA-321; On planned last flight/delivery of A/C flight to museum at Quantico, VA, A/C did touch-and-go at Quantico then crashed/skidded off runway with brake failure. Pilot LCOL Bill Reavis ejected but received significant injuries. Plane is now on display at the Museum. http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2005/05/09/WorldNation/Military.Crashes.Blamed.On.Reckless.Flying-950045.shtml
 * 9-Nov-2004||165226||C||VFA-83 CVN-69 ’98, CVN-73 ’00, VFA-83, transferred to VFA-131 in 2003. VFA 131 A/C crashed 15 miles east of Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV, after in flight fire and becoming uncontrollable shortly after takeoff. Pilot LT James Guimond ejected safely.
 * 1-Dec-2004||161956||A||Blue Angels #6 unable to maintain flight after A/C struck water causing engine/hyd damage. A/C crashed into Gulf of Mexico 6 M offshore in Gulf of Mexico nr Perdido Key, FL during familiarization flight. LT Ted Steelman ejected and was rescued.
 * 29-Jan-2005||165895||F||VFA-102 ‘02.VFA-102 A/C crashed into ocean while landing on USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The No. 3 arresting wire snapped, resulting in the plane plunging into the Pacific Ocean 100 miles southeast of Yokosuka, Japan, hitting a SH-60F and EA-6B en route to the water. Crew LTJG Jon Vanbragt, LCDR Markus Gudmundsson ejected safely. AFM 10/2005
 * 2-May-2005||164721||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03. VMFA-323 crashed over Central Iraq on during sortie from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). MAC with 164732. Pilot MAJ John C. Spahr killed.
 * 2-May-2005||164732||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03. VMFA-323 A/C crashed in Central Iraq during sortie from USS Carl Vinson (CVN70). MAC with 164721. Pilot CAPT Kelly C. Hinz killed. AFM 7/2005
 * 5-May-2005||162904||A||VFA-151 CV-41 ’86.VFA-201 A/C suffered severe bleed air leak during fuel burn at Fort Worth NAS JRB, TX. Ensuing fire severely damaged keel of A/C.
 * 18-Jul-2005||165662||E||VFA-122 A/C MAC with 165670 over China Lake weapons testing ground during BFM flight from NAS Lemoore. LT Bruce L. Clark was killed.
 * 18-Jul-2005||165670||F||VFA-122 A/C from NAS Lemoore MAC with 165662, over China Lake weapons testing ground LT John Bonenfant, and LT Noel Sawatzky ejected but sustained injuries.
 * 14-Oct-2005||163461||C||VFA-86 ’09-91., VFA-106 A/C while detached to Key West, Florida for training, crashed in shallow water off the Florida Keys, 60 mi W of Key West, FL. Pilot ejected, rescued form water by Coast Guard, taken to Lower Keys Hospital - suffered a broken arm and a collapsed lung.
 * 18-Jan-2006||163495||C||VFA-83 CV-60 ’90-91.VFA-97 A/C crashed 5 mi N of NAF El Centro, CA, during night bombing training flight at Loom Lobby target. LCDR Frank C. Wittwer ejected but killed.
 * 28-Jan-2006||164642||C||VFA-25 A/C crashed into the sea approximately 120 miles southeast of Brisbane, Australia, after night ramp strike attempting to land aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Pilot ejected. www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20070130-9999-1m30jet.html
 * 6-Feb-2006||164267||D||VFA-125 A/C crashed into sea 5 miles south of NAS Key West, off Florida Keys while returning to NAS Key West from training mission. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 21-Feb-2006||164235||C||VFA-105 in ’98., VMFA-122, crashed 13 mi off Lower Keys, Key West, FL. Maj. Steven Feltenberger from MCAS, Beaufort, ejected safely.
 * 30-Apr-2006||166426||E||VFA-14 A/C suffered in flight fire on takeoff.
 * 26-Jun-2006||163438||C||VFA-125 crashed on Fort Hunter-Liggett military operating zone, CA following collision with 163450. One pilot ejected safely, 1LT Brian R. Deforge (USMC) did not eject and was killed upon impact.
 * 26-Jun-2006||163450||C||VFA-86 ’09-91. VFA-125 crashed on Fort Hunter-Liggett military operating zone, CA following MAC with 163438. One pilot ejected safely, 1LT Brian R. Deforge (USMC) did not eject and was killed upon impact.
 * 30-Nov-2006||163471||C||VMFAT-101, A/C crashed following hydraulic problem 3 miles east of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego causing small brush fire. CAPT Jonathan Ashmore, ejected landing in a canyon in an unpopulated area near a Scripps Ranch neighborhood. Recovered and treated by medics.
 * 20-Mar-2007||164725||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03VMFA-323 A/C departed controlled flight while attempting single engine landing aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Crashed into North Arabian Sea. Pilot ejected safely and was rescued.
 * 21-Apr-2007||162897||A||VFA-195 CV-41’87. NFDS#6, A/C crashed during rendezvous near the end of an air show at MCAS Beaufort, SC. LCDR Kevin J. Davis did not survive. Eight people on the ground were injured.
 * 30-Jul-2007||164977||C||VFA-195 CV-63 ‘98.VFA-195 pilot inadvertently ejected while on emergency night approach to USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). A/C continued to fly for nearly 20 minutes before crashing into the sea 400 miles SE of Guam. (AFM 10/2007). LT Chris Williams safely recovered.
 * 4-Aug-2007||163719||C||VFA-192 CV-62 ’94.VFA-146 A/C MAC with 163737 over western Pacific/P-Sea during air defense training sortie from USS John C. Stennis. Both A/C recovered safely to Andersen AFB, Guam.
 * 4-Aug-2007||163737||C||VMFA-232 ’91-92. VMFA-212 2001.VFA-146 A/C MAC with 163719 over western Pacific Ocean during air defense training sortie from USS John C. Stennis. Both A/C recovered safely to Andersen AFB, Guam.
 * 27-Aug-2007||164021||C||VFA-125 while making emergency landing at NAS Lemoore, CA wheel mount caught in wire causing Class A damage. Pilot uninjured.
 * 11-Oct-2007||162898||A+||VFA-151 CV-41 ’86. VX-31; VFA-87, A/C lost off VACAPES. Pilot ejected w/ significant injuries.
 * 6-Jan-2008||166632||F||VFA-211 FA-18F MAC with VFA-105 FA-18E over North Arabian Gulf during routine ops from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Aircrew ejected and recovered.
 * 6-Jan-2008||166656||E||VFA-105 FA-18E MAC with VFA-211 FA-18F over North Arabian Gulf during routine ops from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Pilot ejected and recovered.
 * 11-Apr-2008||165196||C||TWO VFA-37 ACFT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. BOTH ACFT Class A DAMAGED. NO INJS.
 * 4-Oct-2008||166612||F||VFA-103 CVN-69 '06-07. F/A-18F STRUCK FLIGHT DECK DIRECTOR DUR CAT STROKE RESULTING IN 1 FATALITY. (FLT REL)
 * 17-Nov-2008||166856||G||VX-9 EA- 18G left engine fire during flight.
 * 8-Dec-2008||164017||D||USMC FA-18D from VMFAT-101 crashed on final approach to MCAS Miramar following divert from USS Abe Lincoln. Pilot ejected OK. 4 fatalities on the ground.
 * 2-Feb-2009||162841||A+||VFA-87 FA-18A involved in MAC with 162846. Both a/c recovered aboard T. Roosevelt in Persian Gulf with Class A damage.
 * 2-Feb-2009||162846||A+||, VFA-87 FA-18A involved in MAC with 162841. Both a/c recovered aboard T. Roosevelt in Persian Gulf with Class A damage.
 * 8-Jun-2009||166645||E||VX-9, VFA-106. ACFT R MLG COLLAPSED DUR ARRESTED LDG ROLLOUT AT NAF EL CENTRO. NO INJURY.
 * 7-Aug-2009||162862||A||VFA-204 class A damage from fire after Dual Bleed Air Warning Lights inflight.
 * 13-Aug-2009||166463||F||VFA-122 landed at NAWS China Lake after starboard engine fire.
 * 25-Aug-2009||164668||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’01; During ground engine maintenance while with VFA-113, fuel began to leak from the fuselage, a fire ensued from the APU, and the aircraft was engulfed in flames resulting in CLASS A damage.
 * 10-Mar-2010||164694||D||VMFA(AW)-224 ‚99-07. During maintenance check flight, aircraft suffered fuselage fuel leak and subsequent fire. 2 Crew ejected 30nm SE of MCAS Beaufort and were recovered.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165905||E||VX-9, VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165908||E||VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 2-Dec-2010||165184||C||11 Apr 2008, TWO VFA-37 ACFT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. BOTH ACFT Class A DAMAGED. NO INJS. VFA-106 aircraft involved in landing mishap at NAF El Centro. Pilot ejected.
 * 30-Mar-2011||165190||C||VMFAT-101 aircraft suffered catastrophic engine failure during pre-launch run up aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS off SOCAL injuring several flight deck personnel.
 * 6-Apr-2011||165877||F||VFA-122 aircraft crashed during airshow practice at NAS Lemoore, killing LTs Matt Lowe and Nathan Williams.
 * 22-Jul-2003||163780||C||VMFA-232 ‘97-98.VMFA-232 A/C crashed on Twenty-Nine Palms Air Ground Combat Range, CA during air-to-ground delivery close air support training exercise. Pilot Capt. John T. Berger killed.
 * 5-Sep-2003||164266||C||VFA-25, following a stuck throttle in flight, pilot ejected short of runway after flameout at NAS Lemoore, CA.
 * 11-Sep-2003||164198||D||VFA-106 MAC with 164215 during ACM 23 Nov 96 off Georgia coast. Both A/C recovered at NAS Cecil Field, FL. CAPT Bob Klosterman, CO USS J.C. Stennis was in the back seat. The same VFA-106 A/C later crashed into Atlantic Ocean off Virginia Capes after the #3 arresting wire broke during landing on USS George Washington. Solo pilot LT Rich Rivera ejected safely, but 12 members of flight deck crew were injured.
 * 15-Oct-2003||163147||A||VM-12 VMFA-451 ‘09-91. VMFA-251 '91-92, VMFA-115 '92-94, VMFA-122 '94-96, VMFA-451 '96, VMFA-115 '98. VMFA-115, MAC with 163159 during air combat maneuvering training sortie. Crashed in sea 40 M off Hilton Head Island, SC. CAPT Matthew R. McInerney ejected safely.
 * 15-Oct-2003||163159||A||VMFA-312 90-91, VMFA-122 '91, 92-93, VMFA-215 '93, VMFA-115 '96-97, VMFA-122 '97, VMFA-115 '99-00. VMFA 115, MAC with 163147 during air combat maneuvering training sortie. Crashed in sea 40 M off Hilton Head Island, SC. Maj. Breton L. Saunders ejected safely.
 * 17-Dec-2003||164007||C||VX-9 A/C crashed in landing accident at NAWS China Lake, CA A/C STRICKEN Jul 8, 2005. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 10-Mar-2004||164052||C||VFA-94, A/C departed runway on landing and overturned. Pilot did not eject, walked away uninjured.
 * 24-Mar-2004||165204||C||VFA-82 pilot lost control and A/C crashed into Atlantic Ocean near Tybee Island, GA. Pilot ejected safely and was rescued.
 * 26-Mar-2004||164689||C||VFA-15 CVN-71 ’99, CVN-65 ’01. VFA-15 crashed at Raleigh-Durham IAP, NC. A/C veered off runway during takeoff and burst into flames. LTJG Wesley Baumgartner ejected safely, suffering only minor injuries. The Hornet was part of a two-plane flight on a routine cross-country training mission with a planned refuel stop at Raleigh-Durham.
 * 29-Mar-2004||162839||A||CV-41 ’90.VFA-203 crashed south of Spring City, TN after clipping power lines. W of Watts Bar Lake, N of Chattanooga, crashed near U.S. 27 TN. Navy Reserve CDR Kevin T. Hagnstad, broke an ankle when he ejected. Low-level navigation flight on an FAA-approved route while returning to home base at NAS Atlanta, Ga.
 * 21-Apr-2004||162434||A||VMFA-314 CV-43 ’85-95.VMFA-112 A/C missing on training flight from MCAS Miramar, CA,. Crashed/Wreckage found next day in Imperial County 20 mi NW of Yuma. Major Brett Bekken killed. (AFM 11/2005)
 * 27-Jun-2004||163145||A||VMFA-122 '92-93, VMFA-215 '93, VMFA-115 '98, VMFA-122 '00-01. VMFA-115 A/c crashed at sea during night training mission from USS Harry S. Truman in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Wreckage was recovered about 60 miles south of the Azores Islands, CAPT Franklin R. Hooks II, Missing Presumed Killed. http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-22654.html
 * 28-Jun-2004||164269||C||VMFA-122 A/C departed runway and overturned on day landing at MCAS Beaufort, SC after trans-Atlantic flight. Derek R. Nichols [CAF] did not eject, survived the crash, but died in hospital later that day.
 * 21-Jul-2004||162870||B||VMFA-134 MAC with 163097 and crashed near Arlington, over Columbia River, OR. Maj. Gary Fullerton, and Capt. Jeffrey Ross killed.
 * 21-Jul-2004||163097||A||VMFA-312 90-91, VMFA-122 '91, VMFA-122 '92-93, VMFA-215 '93.VMFA-134 MAC with 162870 and crashed near Arlington, OR. Pilot Maj. Craig Barden ejected safely. http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_072304_news_pilots_identified.661601b.html
 * 26-Aug-2004||164700||C||VFA-151 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03. VFA-151 A/C crashed on divert from USS Abraham Lincoln, to NAS North Island, CA. Main runway was closed so he had to use a shorter runway with no cable. Brake failure during landing caused A/C to run off end of runway and come to rest almost totally submerged in San Diego Bay. LT Jason Doyle Walker ejected safely. STRICKEN Jul 7, 2005.
 * 14-Sep-2004||164904||C||VFA-195 CV-63 ‘98.VMFA-212 ’04., VMFA 212, A/C lost control and crashed at Manbulloo Station about 10 M SW of RAAF Tindal, Australia prior to day approach to landing. Pilot ejected and was injured.
 * 20-Sep-2004||161970||A||VMFA-251 '88-89, VMFA-333 '89.VMFA-321; On planned last flight/delivery of A/C flight to museum at Quantico, VA, A/C did touch-and-go at Quantico then crashed/skidded off runway with brake failure. Pilot LCOL Bill Reavis ejected but received significant injuries. Plane is now on display at the Museum. http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2005/05/09/WorldNation/Military.Crashes.Blamed.On.Reckless.Flying-950045.shtml
 * 9-Nov-2004||165226||C||VFA-83 CVN-69 ’98, CVN-73 ’00, VFA-83, transferred to VFA-131 in 2003. VFA 131 A/C crashed 15 miles east of Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV, after in flight fire and becoming uncontrollable shortly after takeoff. Pilot LT James Guimond ejected safely.
 * 1-Dec-2004||161956||A||Blue Angels #6 unable to maintain flight after A/C struck water causing engine/hyd damage. A/C crashed into Gulf of Mexico 6 M offshore in Gulf of Mexico nr Perdido Key, FL during familiarization flight. LT Ted Steelman ejected and was rescued.
 * 29-Jan-2005||165895||F||VFA-102 ‘02.VFA-102 A/C crashed into ocean while landing on USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The No. 3 arresting wire snapped, resulting in the plane plunging into the Pacific Ocean 100 miles southeast of Yokosuka, Japan, hitting a SH-60F and EA-6B en route to the water. Crew LTJG Jon Vanbragt, LCDR Markus Gudmundsson ejected safely. AFM 10/2005
 * 2-May-2005||164721||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03. VMFA-323 crashed over Central Iraq on during sortie from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). MAC with 164732. Pilot MAJ John C. Spahr killed.
 * 2-May-2005||164732||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03. VMFA-323 A/C crashed in Central Iraq during sortie from USS Carl Vinson (CVN70). MAC with 164721. Pilot CAPT Kelly C. Hinz killed. AFM 7/2005
 * 5-May-2005||162904||A||VFA-151 CV-41 ’86.VFA-201 A/C suffered severe bleed air leak during fuel burn at Fort Worth NAS JRB, TX. Ensuing fire severely damaged keel of A/C.
 * 18-Jul-2005||165662||E||VFA-122 A/C MAC with 165670 over China Lake weapons testing ground during BFM flight from NAS Lemoore. LT Bruce L. Clark was killed.
 * 18-Jul-2005||165670||F||VFA-122 A/C from NAS Lemoore MAC with 165662, over China Lake weapons testing ground LT John Bonenfant, and LT Noel Sawatzky ejected but sustained injuries.
 * 14-Oct-2005||163461||C||VFA-86 ’09-91., VFA-106 A/C while detached to Key West, Florida for training, crashed in shallow water off the Florida Keys, 60 mi W of Key West, FL. Pilot ejected, rescued form water by Coast Guard, taken to Lower Keys Hospital - suffered a broken arm and a collapsed lung.
 * 18-Jan-2006||163495||C||VFA-83 CV-60 ’90-91.VFA-97 A/C crashed 5 mi N of NAF El Centro, CA, during night bombing training flight at Loom Lobby target. LCDR Frank C. Wittwer ejected but killed.
 * 28-Jan-2006||164642||C||VFA-25 A/C crashed into the sea approximately 120 miles southeast of Brisbane, Australia, after night ramp strike attempting to land aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Pilot ejected. www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20070130-9999-1m30jet.html
 * 6-Feb-2006||164267||D||VFA-125 A/C crashed into sea 5 miles south of NAS Key West, off Florida Keys while returning to NAS Key West from training mission. Pilot ejected safely.
 * 21-Feb-2006||164235||C||VFA-105 in ’98., VMFA-122, crashed 13 mi off Lower Keys, Key West, FL. Maj. Steven Feltenberger from MCAS, Beaufort, ejected safely.
 * 30-Apr-2006||166426||E||VFA-14 A/C suffered in flight fire on takeoff.
 * 26-Jun-2006||163438||C||VFA-125 crashed on Fort Hunter-Liggett military operating zone, CA following collision with 163450. One pilot ejected safely, 1LT Brian R. Deforge (USMC) did not eject and was killed upon impact.
 * 26-Jun-2006||163450||C||VFA-86 ’09-91. VFA-125 crashed on Fort Hunter-Liggett military operating zone, CA following MAC with 163438. One pilot ejected safely, 1LT Brian R. Deforge (USMC) did not eject and was killed upon impact.
 * 30-Nov-2006||163471||C||VMFAT-101, A/C crashed following hydraulic problem 3 miles east of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego causing small brush fire. CAPT Jonathan Ashmore, ejected landing in a canyon in an unpopulated area near a Scripps Ranch neighborhood. Recovered and treated by medics.
 * 20-Mar-2007||164725||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03VMFA-323 A/C departed controlled flight while attempting single engine landing aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Crashed into North Arabian Sea. Pilot ejected safely and was rescued.
 * 21-Apr-2007||162897||A||VFA-195 CV-41’87. NFDS#6, A/C crashed during rendezvous near the end of an air show at MCAS Beaufort, SC. LCDR Kevin J. Davis did not survive. Eight people on the ground were injured.
 * 30-Jul-2007||164977||C||VFA-195 CV-63 ‘98.VFA-195 pilot inadvertently ejected while on emergency night approach to USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). A/C continued to fly for nearly 20 minutes before crashing into the sea 400 miles SE of Guam. (AFM 10/2007). LT Chris Williams safely recovered.
 * 4-Aug-2007||163719||C||VFA-192 CV-62 ’94.VFA-146 A/C MAC with 163737 over western Pacific/P-Sea during air defense training sortie from USS John C. Stennis. Both A/C recovered safely to Andersen AFB, Guam.
 * 4-Aug-2007||163737||C||VMFA-232 ’91-92. VMFA-212 2001.VFA-146 A/C MAC with 163719 over western Pacific Ocean during air defense training sortie from USS John C. Stennis. Both A/C recovered safely to Andersen AFB, Guam.
 * 27-Aug-2007||164021||C||VFA-125 while making emergency landing at NAS Lemoore, CA wheel mount caught in wire causing Class A damage. Pilot uninjured.
 * 11-Oct-2007||162898||A+||VFA-151 CV-41 ’86. VX-31; VFA-87, A/C lost off VACAPES. Pilot ejected w/ significant injuries.
 * 6-Jan-2008||166632||F||VFA-211 FA-18F MAC with VFA-105 FA-18E over North Arabian Gulf during routine ops from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Aircrew ejected and recovered.
 * 6-Jan-2008||166656||E||VFA-105 FA-18E MAC with VFA-211 FA-18F over North Arabian Gulf during routine ops from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Pilot ejected and recovered.
 * 11-Apr-2008||165196||C||TWO VFA-37 ACFT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. BOTH ACFT Class A DAMAGED. NO INJS.
 * 4-Oct-2008||166612||F||VFA-103 CVN-69 '06-07. F/A-18F STRUCK FLIGHT DECK DIRECTOR DUR CAT STROKE RESULTING IN 1 FATALITY. (FLT REL)
 * 17-Nov-2008||166856||G||VX-9 EA- 18G left engine fire during flight.
 * 8-Dec-2008||164017||D||USMC FA-18D from VMFAT-101 crashed on final approach to MCAS Miramar following divert from USS Abe Lincoln. Pilot ejected OK. 4 fatalities on the ground.
 * 2-Feb-2009||162841||A+||VFA-87 FA-18A involved in MAC with 162846. Both a/c recovered aboard T. Roosevelt in Persian Gulf with Class A damage.
 * 2-Feb-2009||162846||A+||, VFA-87 FA-18A involved in MAC with 162841. Both a/c recovered aboard T. Roosevelt in Persian Gulf with Class A damage.
 * 8-Jun-2009||166645||E||VX-9, VFA-106. ACFT R MLG COLLAPSED DUR ARRESTED LDG ROLLOUT AT NAF EL CENTRO. NO INJURY.
 * 7-Aug-2009||162862||A||VFA-204 class A damage from fire after Dual Bleed Air Warning Lights inflight.
 * 13-Aug-2009||166463||F||VFA-122 landed at NAWS China Lake after starboard engine fire.
 * 25-Aug-2009||164668||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’01; During ground engine maintenance while with VFA-113, fuel began to leak from the fuselage, a fire ensued from the APU, and the aircraft was engulfed in flames resulting in CLASS A damage.
 * 10-Mar-2010||164694||D||VMFA(AW)-224 ‚99-07. During maintenance check flight, aircraft suffered fuselage fuel leak and subsequent fire. 2 Crew ejected 30nm SE of MCAS Beaufort and were recovered.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165905||E||VX-9, VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165908||E||VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 2-Dec-2010||165184||C||11 Apr 2008, TWO VFA-37 ACFT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. BOTH ACFT Class A DAMAGED. NO INJS. VFA-106 aircraft involved in landing mishap at NAF El Centro. Pilot ejected.
 * 30-Mar-2011||165190||C||VMFAT-101 aircraft suffered catastrophic engine failure during pre-launch run up aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS off SOCAL injuring several flight deck personnel.
 * 6-Apr-2011||165877||F||VFA-122 aircraft crashed during airshow practice at NAS Lemoore, killing LTs Matt Lowe and Nathan Williams.
 * 21-Feb-2006||164235||C||VFA-105 in ’98., VMFA-122, crashed 13 mi off Lower Keys, Key West, FL. Maj. Steven Feltenberger from MCAS, Beaufort, ejected safely.
 * 30-Apr-2006||166426||E||VFA-14 A/C suffered in flight fire on takeoff.
 * 26-Jun-2006||163438||C||VFA-125 crashed on Fort Hunter-Liggett military operating zone, CA following collision with 163450. One pilot ejected safely, 1LT Brian R. Deforge (USMC) did not eject and was killed upon impact.
 * 26-Jun-2006||163450||C||VFA-86 ’09-91. VFA-125 crashed on Fort Hunter-Liggett military operating zone, CA following MAC with 163438. One pilot ejected safely, 1LT Brian R. Deforge (USMC) did not eject and was killed upon impact.
 * 30-Nov-2006||163471||C||VMFAT-101, A/C crashed following hydraulic problem 3 miles east of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego causing small brush fire. CAPT Jonathan Ashmore, ejected landing in a canyon in an unpopulated area near a Scripps Ranch neighborhood. Recovered and treated by medics.
 * 20-Mar-2007||164725||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’94-95, CV-64 ’99, CV-64 ’01, CV-64 ’02-03VMFA-323 A/C departed controlled flight while attempting single engine landing aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Crashed into North Arabian Sea. Pilot ejected safely and was rescued.
 * 21-Apr-2007||162897||A||VFA-195 CV-41’87. NFDS#6, A/C crashed during rendezvous near the end of an air show at MCAS Beaufort, SC. LCDR Kevin J. Davis did not survive. Eight people on the ground were injured.
 * 30-Jul-2007||164977||C||VFA-195 CV-63 ‘98.VFA-195 pilot inadvertently ejected while on emergency night approach to USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). A/C continued to fly for nearly 20 minutes before crashing into the sea 400 miles SE of Guam. (AFM 10/2007). LT Chris Williams safely recovered.
 * 4-Aug-2007||163719||C||VFA-192 CV-62 ’94.VFA-146 A/C MAC with 163737 over western Pacific/P-Sea during air defense training sortie from USS John C. Stennis. Both A/C recovered safely to Andersen AFB, Guam.
 * 4-Aug-2007||163737||C||VMFA-232 ’91-92. VMFA-212 2001.VFA-146 A/C MAC with 163719 over western Pacific Ocean during air defense training sortie from USS John C. Stennis. Both A/C recovered safely to Andersen AFB, Guam.
 * 27-Aug-2007||164021||C||VFA-125 while making emergency landing at NAS Lemoore, CA wheel mount caught in wire causing Class A damage. Pilot uninjured.
 * 11-Oct-2007||162898||A+||VFA-151 CV-41 ’86. VX-31; VFA-87, A/C lost off VACAPES. Pilot ejected w/ significant injuries.
 * 6-Jan-2008||166632||F||VFA-211 FA-18F MAC with VFA-105 FA-18E over North Arabian Gulf during routine ops from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Aircrew ejected and recovered.
 * 6-Jan-2008||166656||E||VFA-105 FA-18E MAC with VFA-211 FA-18F over North Arabian Gulf during routine ops from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Pilot ejected and recovered.
 * 11-Apr-2008||165196||C||TWO VFA-37 ACFT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. BOTH ACFT Class A DAMAGED. NO INJS.
 * 4-Oct-2008||166612||F||VFA-103 CVN-69 '06-07. F/A-18F STRUCK FLIGHT DECK DIRECTOR DUR CAT STROKE RESULTING IN 1 FATALITY. (FLT REL)
 * 17-Nov-2008||166856||G||VX-9 EA- 18G left engine fire during flight.
 * 8-Dec-2008||164017||D||USMC FA-18D from VMFAT-101 crashed on final approach to MCAS Miramar following divert from USS Abe Lincoln. Pilot ejected OK. 4 fatalities on the ground.
 * 2-Feb-2009||162841||A+||VFA-87 FA-18A involved in MAC with 162846. Both a/c recovered aboard T. Roosevelt in Persian Gulf with Class A damage.
 * 2-Feb-2009||162846||A+||, VFA-87 FA-18A involved in MAC with 162841. Both a/c recovered aboard T. Roosevelt in Persian Gulf with Class A damage.
 * 8-Jun-2009||166645||E||VX-9, VFA-106. ACFT R MLG COLLAPSED DUR ARRESTED LDG ROLLOUT AT NAF EL CENTRO. NO INJURY.
 * 7-Aug-2009||162862||A||VFA-204 class A damage from fire after Dual Bleed Air Warning Lights inflight.
 * 13-Aug-2009||166463||F||VFA-122 landed at NAWS China Lake after starboard engine fire.
 * 25-Aug-2009||164668||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’01; During ground engine maintenance while with VFA-113, fuel began to leak from the fuselage, a fire ensued from the APU, and the aircraft was engulfed in flames resulting in CLASS A damage.
 * 10-Mar-2010||164694||D||VMFA(AW)-224 ‚99-07. During maintenance check flight, aircraft suffered fuselage fuel leak and subsequent fire. 2 Crew ejected 30nm SE of MCAS Beaufort and were recovered.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165905||E||VX-9, VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165908||E||VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 2-Dec-2010||165184||C||11 Apr 2008, TWO VFA-37 ACFT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. BOTH ACFT Class A DAMAGED. NO INJS. VFA-106 aircraft involved in landing mishap at NAF El Centro. Pilot ejected.
 * 30-Mar-2011||165190||C||VMFAT-101 aircraft suffered catastrophic engine failure during pre-launch run up aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS off SOCAL injuring several flight deck personnel.
 * 6-Apr-2011||165877||F||VFA-122 aircraft crashed during airshow practice at NAS Lemoore, killing LTs Matt Lowe and Nathan Williams.
 * 4-Oct-2008||166612||F||VFA-103 CVN-69 '06-07. F/A-18F STRUCK FLIGHT DECK DIRECTOR DUR CAT STROKE RESULTING IN 1 FATALITY. (FLT REL)
 * 17-Nov-2008||166856||G||VX-9 EA- 18G left engine fire during flight.
 * 8-Dec-2008||164017||D||USMC FA-18D from VMFAT-101 crashed on final approach to MCAS Miramar following divert from USS Abe Lincoln. Pilot ejected OK. 4 fatalities on the ground.
 * 2-Feb-2009||162841||A+||VFA-87 FA-18A involved in MAC with 162846. Both a/c recovered aboard T. Roosevelt in Persian Gulf with Class A damage.
 * 2-Feb-2009||162846||A+||, VFA-87 FA-18A involved in MAC with 162841. Both a/c recovered aboard T. Roosevelt in Persian Gulf with Class A damage.
 * 8-Jun-2009||166645||E||VX-9, VFA-106. ACFT R MLG COLLAPSED DUR ARRESTED LDG ROLLOUT AT NAF EL CENTRO. NO INJURY.
 * 7-Aug-2009||162862||A||VFA-204 class A damage from fire after Dual Bleed Air Warning Lights inflight.
 * 13-Aug-2009||166463||F||VFA-122 landed at NAWS China Lake after starboard engine fire.
 * 25-Aug-2009||164668||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’01; During ground engine maintenance while with VFA-113, fuel began to leak from the fuselage, a fire ensued from the APU, and the aircraft was engulfed in flames resulting in CLASS A damage.
 * 10-Mar-2010||164694||D||VMFA(AW)-224 ‚99-07. During maintenance check flight, aircraft suffered fuselage fuel leak and subsequent fire. 2 Crew ejected 30nm SE of MCAS Beaufort and were recovered.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165905||E||VX-9, VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165908||E||VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 2-Dec-2010||165184||C||11 Apr 2008, TWO VFA-37 ACFT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. BOTH ACFT Class A DAMAGED. NO INJS. VFA-106 aircraft involved in landing mishap at NAF El Centro. Pilot ejected.
 * 30-Mar-2011||165190||C||VMFAT-101 aircraft suffered catastrophic engine failure during pre-launch run up aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS off SOCAL injuring several flight deck personnel.
 * 6-Apr-2011||165877||F||VFA-122 aircraft crashed during airshow practice at NAS Lemoore, killing LTs Matt Lowe and Nathan Williams.
 * 13-Aug-2009||166463||F||VFA-122 landed at NAWS China Lake after starboard engine fire.
 * 25-Aug-2009||164668||C||VMFA-323 CV-64 ’01; During ground engine maintenance while with VFA-113, fuel began to leak from the fuselage, a fire ensued from the APU, and the aircraft was engulfed in flames resulting in CLASS A damage.
 * 10-Mar-2010||164694||D||VMFA(AW)-224 ‚99-07. During maintenance check flight, aircraft suffered fuselage fuel leak and subsequent fire. 2 Crew ejected 30nm SE of MCAS Beaufort and were recovered.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165905||E||VX-9, VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165908||E||VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 2-Dec-2010||165184||C||11 Apr 2008, TWO VFA-37 ACFT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. BOTH ACFT Class A DAMAGED. NO INJS. VFA-106 aircraft involved in landing mishap at NAF El Centro. Pilot ejected.
 * 30-Mar-2011||165190||C||VMFAT-101 aircraft suffered catastrophic engine failure during pre-launch run up aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS off SOCAL injuring several flight deck personnel.
 * 6-Apr-2011||165877||F||VFA-122 aircraft crashed during airshow practice at NAS Lemoore, killing LTs Matt Lowe and Nathan Williams.
 * 15-Mar-2010||165908||E||VFA-137 CVN-72 ’04-05. NAS Fallon, NV, during a night training mission, 165908 suffered mid-air collision with 165905. 165908 aircrew ejected with minor injuries; 165905 landed safely.
 * 2-Dec-2010||165184||C||11 Apr 2008, TWO VFA-37 ACFT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. BOTH ACFT Class A DAMAGED. NO INJS. VFA-106 aircraft involved in landing mishap at NAF El Centro. Pilot ejected.
 * 30-Mar-2011||165190||C||VMFAT-101 aircraft suffered catastrophic engine failure during pre-launch run up aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS off SOCAL injuring several flight deck personnel.
 * 6-Apr-2011||165877||F||VFA-122 aircraft crashed during airshow practice at NAS Lemoore, killing LTs Matt Lowe and Nathan Williams.
 * 30-Mar-2011||165190||C||VMFAT-101 aircraft suffered catastrophic engine failure during pre-launch run up aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS off SOCAL injuring several flight deck personnel.
 * 6-Apr-2011||165877||F||VFA-122 aircraft crashed during airshow practice at NAS Lemoore, killing LTs Matt Lowe and Nathan Williams.
 * 6-Apr-2011||165877||F||VFA-122 aircraft crashed during airshow practice at NAS Lemoore, killing LTs Matt Lowe and Nathan Williams.