ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46370
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1999 |
| Time: | 21:20 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A(R) |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA39 |
| MSN: | 6H-39 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hamois, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Florennes AB, Belgium (EBFS) |
| Florennes AB, Belgium (EBFS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 78-0154, built by SABCA and delivered 31 October 1981. Written off 23 March 1999: Around 21:20 the aircraft crashed near Hamois, a Walloon municipality and village located in the Belgian province of Namur, at approximate Coordinates: 50°20′N 05°08′E
The pilot (Kapt. Fréderique Désirotte) did not attempt to eject and was killed. The aircraft crashed at an angle of 30 degrees and a speed of 1,000km/hr into the ground. The impact into the ground was so hard that the engine was recovered buried 15 meters under the surface.
Sources:
1. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+2+%3A+FA-21+-+FA-40
2. http://www.f-16.net/news_article231.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamois
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
6. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/154/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Nov-2013 00:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:12 | Lotos | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2022 11:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Feb-2024 07:34 | Mattsen | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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