ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46790
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| Date: | Thursday 10 July 1986 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 332 Skv. Luftforsvaret RNoAF |
| Registration: | 684 |
| MSN: | 6K-56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rachel Town, Lincoln County, Nevada, 125 northwest of Las Vagas. -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB (KLSV), Las Vagas, Nevada |
| Nellis AFB (KLSV), Nevada | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft crashed, following a mid-air collision with Norwegian Air Force F-16A Falcon, Serial No. 686, into the residential area of Rachel, a town 125 northwest of Las Vagas and on the edge of the Nellis Test and Training Range, The Pilot ejected safely, suffering minor injuries and was picked up and recovered by SAR helicopter to Nellis AFB.
Both aircraft were on assignment from their base at Rygge Air Station, Moss, Norway and were taking part in one of that years United States Air Force 'Red Flag' simulated combat training exercises, together with other allied Air Force units.
Sources:
Reno Gazette-Journal, NV - 11/13th July 1986
Flight International 16 May 1987
http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/954/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jan-2009 03:52 | harro | Updated |
| 05-Apr-2012 21:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2014 09:55 | INV | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2015 11:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2020 17:53 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2020 07:49 | MiG15 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2023 17:08 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator]] |
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