ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46955
Last updated: 25 May 2013
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| Date: | 05-AUG-1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A |
| Operator: | 34th TFS, USAF |
| Registration: | 78-0046 |
| C/n / msn: | 61-42 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Utah Test & Training Range, Near Hill AFB, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hill AFB, Utah |
Crashed in the Utah Test & Training Range, killing the pilot, Captain J. Edgington Moats. All USAF F-16's were grounded two days later. It was the F-16's second grounding. Cause of accident was a malfunctioning bleed air valve which allowed bleed air to leak out onto the EPU, causing an electrical surge that shut down the flight control computer
Sources:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%200083.html
http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/46/
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jan-2009 11:53 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2011 16:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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