ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46966
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| Date: | Monday 6 April 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 34th TFSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 78-0013 |
| MSN: | 61-19 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Holloman AFB, 6 miles SW of Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) |
| Holloman AFB, New Mexico (HMN/KHMN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on 6/4/1981 at Holloman AFB, New Mexico due to fuel starvation. After being written-off, it was transferred to Lowry AFB, Colorado, for ground instructional use as a GF-16A. By April 1999, at Eglin AFB, Florida at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal, for weapons loading training
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.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/23/
4. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=426
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 April 2002 | FB-19 | Belgische Luchtmacht | 1 | near Sellingen, Groningen prv |  |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Oct-2011 16:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2013 20:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 12:36 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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