ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46946
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| Date: | Thursday 22 October 1981 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 350 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA29 |
| MSN: | 6H-29 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Soumay, near Philippeville, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain AB, Belgium (EBBE) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 22/10/1981 during a night training flight, after the aircraft suffered an engine flame-out at 30,000 feet; aircraft came down at Soumoy, near Phlippville, Belgium. Pilot (Lieutenant Roger Uytterhagen) ejected safely
Aircraft was nominally ex-USAF 78-0144, delivered 12/6/1981, so was only four months old when it crashed.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
2. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%203463.html?search=casualties
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
4. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/144/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Nov-2008 12:03 | harro | Updated |
| 28-Dec-2008 11:19 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Nov-2011 09:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2013 21:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:23 | Heil | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 00:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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