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F-16 And Cessna Collide Over South Carolina

July 7, 2015 F-16 And Cessna Collide Over South Carolina
Jason Hyatt 3 Comments News

This morning, just north of Charleston, SC, the sky became incredibly small for a Block 50 Lockheed-Martin F-16CJ and Cessna 150.

The two aircraft collided around 1100 local time and came down near Old Highway 52 at Lewisfield Plantation. The Viper’s wreckage can be seen strewn across the campground on Berkeley Country Club and in an adjacent wooded area, right next to the Cooper River. Initial reports have the C150 down in the river itself.

The pilot of the F-16, based at nearby Shaw Air Force Base, was able to eject and was transported by ground to a local hospital. There are no reports on the status of the Cessna’s pilot or occupants at this time. So far it appears that nobody on the ground was injured by any debris.

There are very few details at this point, but we will update you with more info when we have it.

(Photo Courtesy of AP/Fox News)

(Photo Courtesy of AP/Fox News)

Photo courtesy of AP/Fox News

Photo courtesy of AP/Fox News

(Featured photo courtesy of AP/Fox News)

About the Author

Jason Hyatt is an aerospace industry professional with over 10 years of experience in the military and commercial aviation sectors. Born and raised in the Southwest United States, an area blessed with over 300 days of sunshine per year, he is fortunate to have been in and around aviation his entire life. After a brief stint as a semi-professional soccer player in the early 2000's, he realized his desire to live and work in aviation. While working for Boeing IDS (now BDS) in 2005, he first picked up a camera and started experimenting with aviation photography and photojournalism. As a freelance aviation photojournalist, he has been able to stay close to military aviation, his primary area of interest.

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