Near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Total fatalities
1
Total injuries
8
Aircraft
Aircraft type
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Operator
United States Navy aerobatic team the Blue Angels
Registration
162897
Crew
1
Fatalities
1
Survivors
0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities
0
Ground injuries
8
The 2007 Blue Angels South Carolina crash occurred on April 21, 2007, when the Number 6 US Navy Blue Angels jet crashed during the final minutes of an air show at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in Beaufort, South Carolina.[1] The sole fatality was the pilot, Lieutenant Commander Kevin "Kojak" Davis.[2] The body of the pilot and the flight recorder were recovered and moved to the local coroner's office.[3]
Eight nearby residents were injured and millions of dollars worth of private property damage were caused by flying debris.[4]
A report was released on January 15, 2008, ending the investigation by the Navy into the crash. The report states that when LCDR Davis pulled back into a 6.8-g pull, he lost control of the aircraft due to G-force-induced Loss Of Consciousness (G-LOC).[5]
^U.S. Navy "Blue Angels" jet crashes, Reuters, April 21, 2007 7:32PM EDT
^Report: Blue Angels Pilot Dies In S.C. Plane Crash Archived August 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press article, Posted on NBCSandiego.com, UPDATED: 3:33 pm PDT April 22, 2007
^Fox News Live: 22 April 7, 10:08 AM Live Interview
^Cite error: The named reference jetsstream was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Amos, Smith, "Report: Blue Angels pilot became disoriented", Military Times, January 16, 2008. Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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