The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Tuesday released a factual report on the July 7, 2015, fatal midair collision of a Cessna 150M and a U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16CM. NTSB also opened a public docket for its ongoing investigation of the crash.
The two aircraft collided in visual meteorological conditions near Moncks Corner, South Carolina, at 1101 local time. The Cessna was destroyed, and the pilot of the aircraft and a passenger were killed. The damaged F-16 continued to fly for three minutes before its pilot ejected. The pilot landed safely, and the aircraft was destroyed when it crashed.
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