ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46903
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| Date: | Thursday 10 February 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 308th FSqn /56th FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 80-0478 |
| MSN: | 61-199 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Luke AFB, 7 miles west of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 10/2/1983 at Luke AFB after colliding with F-16 83-1185 during final landing approach. Aircraft was hit in the back of the tail by 83-1185, pushing it into the ground, where it bounced several times with the pilot, 1st Lieutenant Ronald L. Gray, being killed in the event. 83-1185 landed safely at Luke AFB.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1988.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/617/
4. http://peacetime-casualties.findthedata.org/l/11396/Ronald-L-Gray
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jan-2013 17:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2013 17:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2013 18:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 30-Oct-2013 03:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2020 17:54 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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