ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46416
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 2003 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16AM |
| Owner/operator: | 31 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA93 |
| MSN: | 6H-93 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Havelange, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain Air Base (EBBE) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 80-3584, built by SABCA, and delivered 10 December 1984. Written off 9 December 2003 when collided with another Belgische Luchmacht F-16A (88-0047, FA-122) at 11:30 hours over Marche-en-Famenne, Ardennes, Belgium.
Both aircraft were conducting a low level "high threat" FAC exercise at the time of the accident. One pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Ronny Vaerten (in F-16AM FA-93) didn't eject and was found in the wrecked cockpit by a Belgische Luchtmacht Sea King SAR helicopter in the vicinity of Havelange (at approximate Coordinates: 50°23′N 05°15′E)
The other pilot, Lieutenant Wouter Rombouts (in F-16AM FA-122) ejected, suffering minor injuries.
Sources:
1. http://wwwscramble.nl [Scramble 296]
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/854/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havelange
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
5. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+5+%3A+FA-81+-+FA-100
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jan-2013 16:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2013 17:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2013 03:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:16 | Lotos | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Nov-2022 01:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
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