Incident General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 9320,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46576
 
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Date:Monday 3 August 1992
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon
Owner/operator:232th TFB Egypt Air Force
Registration: 9320
MSN: 9E-20
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Inshas Air Base, Ash Sharqiyah (Sharkia), Lower Egypt -   Egypt
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Inshas AB, Egypt
Destination airport:Inshad AB, Egypt
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-USAF 81-0657, delivered under FMS Program "Peace Vector I" on February 22 1983. On August 3 1992, it was one of two F-16As of 232 TFB, Egypt Air Force (9320 and 9332) that were written off when they collided and crashed near Inshas AB, Ash Sharqiyah (Sharkia), Lower Egypt. No casualties reported, so it is presumed that both pilots ejected safey.

Sources:

1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/998/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1981.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20121127062551/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/EGYPT/f16_egypt.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
22-Dec-2008 11:15 harro Updated
09-Nov-2013 21:08 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Apr-2020 15:00 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
24-Feb-2021 10:48 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator]

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