ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46928
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| Date: | Thursday 20 May 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 388th TFWg /16th TFTSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 79-0301 |
| MSN: | 61-86 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Utah Test & Training Range, 80 miles W of Salt Lake City, Utah -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) |
| Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 20/5/1982 when hit the ground at Great Salt Lake, on the Utah Test and Training Range, 80 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah, killing the pilot, Major Richard Olson. The F-16 suffered a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) while flying on autopilot control.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/481/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1979.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Nov-2011 11:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2013 23:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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