ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46578
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| Date: | Friday 31 July 1992 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A |
| Owner/operator: | 170th FS, 183rd FW, Illinois ANG, USAF |
| Registration: | 82-0943 |
| MSN: | 61-536 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Curran, Sangamon County, W of Springfield, Illinois -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Capital Airport ANGB, Springfield, Illinois (SPI/KSPI) |
| Capital Airport ANGB, Springfield, Illinois (SPI/KSPI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-16A 82-0943 of the 170th FS, 183rd FW, Illinois Air National Guard, USAF was written off July 31 1992 when it sustained engine failure on take off, and impacted the ground near Curran, Sangamon County, west of Springfield, Illinois, at approximate co-ordinates 39°44′32″N 89°46′19″W, killing the pilot, Captain Donald E. "Lumpy" Leckrone, Jr.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1273/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1982.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
4. http://www.f-16.net/inmemoriam_tribute77.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curran,_Illinois
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Nov-2013 03:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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