thedrifter
09-08-07, 03:26 PM
Navy again delays Blue Angels crash report
By Zachary M. Peterson - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Sep 7, 2007 12:52:44 EDT
The Navy’s investigation into April’s crash of a Blue Angels F/A-18C Hornet that killed one pilot was completed in June, but the Chief of Naval Air Training in Corpus Christi, Texas, has now twice delayed the public release of the mishap inquiry.
Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis, 32, of Pittsfield, Mass, was killed April 21 when his jet crashed into a wooded residential area near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. He crashed as he attempted to reform in formation with his five squadron-mates at the end of an air show.
Witnesses said metal and plastic wreckage — some of it on fire — hit homes in the neighborhood about 35 miles northwest of Hilton Head. William Winn, the county's emergency management director, said at the time that several homes were damaged. Eight people on the ground suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
The Navy originally said the public release of the Judge Advocate General Manual investigation report would be in August. However, in August, the Navy said the report would be out by Sept. 1.
Now, Lt. Sean Robertson, a spokesman for the Chief of Naval Air Training, says there is no “fixed date” for the release of the report.
“We want to be right as opposed to quick,” he said.
The 709-page report, including all enclosures, has to be hand-redacted, proofed and sent to the printer, according to Robertson.
Ellie
By Zachary M. Peterson - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Sep 7, 2007 12:52:44 EDT
The Navy’s investigation into April’s crash of a Blue Angels F/A-18C Hornet that killed one pilot was completed in June, but the Chief of Naval Air Training in Corpus Christi, Texas, has now twice delayed the public release of the mishap inquiry.
Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis, 32, of Pittsfield, Mass, was killed April 21 when his jet crashed into a wooded residential area near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. He crashed as he attempted to reform in formation with his five squadron-mates at the end of an air show.
Witnesses said metal and plastic wreckage — some of it on fire — hit homes in the neighborhood about 35 miles northwest of Hilton Head. William Winn, the county's emergency management director, said at the time that several homes were damaged. Eight people on the ground suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
The Navy originally said the public release of the Judge Advocate General Manual investigation report would be in August. However, in August, the Navy said the report would be out by Sept. 1.
Now, Lt. Sean Robertson, a spokesman for the Chief of Naval Air Training, says there is no “fixed date” for the release of the report.
“We want to be right as opposed to quick,” he said.
The 709-page report, including all enclosures, has to be hand-redacted, proofed and sent to the printer, according to Robertson.
Ellie