Talk:List of T-45 Goshawk losses

Latest comment: 9 months ago by Tfdavisatsnetnet in topic Bird strike count

Bird strike count

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The text was modified to state there were 6 hull losses due to bird strikes, but perusal of the article shows there were 7:

  1. 1 November 1996: Pilots ejected after a bird strike caused a catastrophic engine failure while in a night landing pattern at NAS Kingsville, Texas. The student was seriously injured when ejected through the canopy due to a jettison failure.
  2. 15 April 1997: Sole pilot ejected after a bird strike caused a catastrophic engine failure on approach to NAS Kingsville, Texas
  3. 27 September 2007: The aircraft crashed about 13 miles west of NAS Kingsville, Texas, after a bird strike, student pilot ejected with minor injuries
  4. 1 October 2007: The aircraft crashed 2 miles north of NAS Kingsville, Texas, after a bird strike, both pilots safely ejected
  5. 17 January 2017: The Goshawk crashed on the runway at NAS Meridian, Mississippi, after a bird strike, both pilots ejected safely
  6. 19 September 2021: A T-45C crashed into a residential neighborhood in Lake Worth, Texas, about 2 miles away from NAS JRB Fort Worth, damaging at least 3 homes and injuring 5, including the student pilot and instructor, one pilot became entangled in power lines. It was later determined that the jet experienced a bird strike while on approach
  7. 17 August 2022: A Goshawk crashed into an empty field, following a bird strike, while on approach to NAS Kingsville, Texas. The single crew member, an instructor, safely ejected

Text was corrected Tfdavisatsnetnet (talk) 19:14, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply