Crash of a VMA-214 Harrier caused by oil leak

A VMA-214 AV-8B crashed into a neighborhood in Imperial, California last year after an oil leak lead to an on board fire.

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By: Lance Cpl. W. Zach Griffith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Although no one was seriously hurt during the accident on Jun. 24, the crash destroyed three homes.

The source of the oil leak came from a crack in an oil drain tank, the cause of the crack was not ascertain.

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