ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46631
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| Date: | Monday 28 January 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 422nd TESqn /53rd TEGp USAF |
| Registration: | 85-1423 |
| MSN: | 5C-203 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nevada Desert, 75 miles north of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, Nevada (LSV/KLSV) |
| Nellis AFB, Nevada (LSV/KLSV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-16C 85-1423 of the F-16 Division, 422nd TES, 53rd TEG, USAF was destroyed on January 28 1991 when it crashed 75 miles north of Las Vegas, in the Nevada Desert, on a sortie from Nellis AFB. (The units home base is normally Eglin AFB, Florida).
The pilot ejected safely. The crash was caused by an engine failure, specifically due to high time engine being installed in the jet to "get more hours out of it" before sending it to depot for major overhaul.
Sources:
1. Flight International 13-19 May 1992
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1779/
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.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1985.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/422d_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jan-2009 11:15 | harro | Updated |
| 06-Nov-2013 18:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 17:03 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2021 11:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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