ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46682
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| Date: | Sunday 15 October 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 302nd TFSqn /944th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 87-0369 |
| MSN: | 5D-63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at Carswell AFB, Texas while doing a mock airfield attack. Three B-52's on the ground were slightly damaged. Both crew were killed. The front seat pilot was Captain Rob 'Pork' Tucker. The pilot in the back seat of the plane, Captain J. Bourne, was a pilot from VMFA-112. He was on an incentive flight, his first time to fly in a F-16.
After doing a low pass over the runway at 350 to 400 knots, they intended to do a 90 degree bank, but instead did a 180 degree aileron role. This in turn was a very high "G" manoeuvre in which they slammed into the ground . The investigation determined G-LOC (G-force induced Loss Of Consciousness). The plane disintegrated on impact between the runway and taxiway.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2395/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1987.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
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/302d_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-May-2013 00:12 | Jeff Coates | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2013 19:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2020 12:37 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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