2015 Moncks Corner mid-air collision
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On July 7, 2015, an F-16 fighter jet operated by the United States Air Force collided in-flight with a private Cessna 150 single-engine light aircraft over Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States. Both occupants of the Cessna were killed; the pilot of the F-16 ejected safely.
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Accident | |
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Date | 7 July 2015 (2015-07-07) |
Summary | Mid-air collision, Air Traffic Control error |
Site | Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States 33.196°N 80.010°W / 33.196; -80.010 |
Total fatalities | 2 |
Total survivors | 1 |
First aircraft | |
96-0085, the F-16 involved in the collision, photographed in 2003 | |
Type | General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
Operator | United States Air Force |
Registration | 96-0085 |
Flight origin | Shaw AFB, South Carolina, US |
Destination | Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, US |
Occupants | 1 |
Crew | 1 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Survivors | 1 |
Second aircraft | |
A Cessna 150M similar to the aircraft involved | |
Type | Cessna 150M |
Registration | N3601V |
Flight origin | Berkeley County Airport, South Carolina, US |
Destination | Myrtle Beach International Airport, South Carolina, US |
Occupants | 2 |
Passengers | 1 |
Crew | 1 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Survivors | 0 |
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The subsequent investigation found that the local Air Traffic Control unit had failed to ensure adequate separation between the two aircraft.