Incident General Dynamics KF-16C-52 93-087,
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Date:Tuesday 26 February 2002
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics KF-16C-52
Owner/operator:Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF)
Registration: 93-087
MSN: KC-67
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Seosan AB -   South Korea
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Seosan AB (RKTP)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Fire broke out in rear fuselage just after take off. Pilot Capt Yoon ejected safely. The aircraft came down in a rice paddy. The crash was caused by material defects in the engine blades.

Sources:

Scramble 278
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/4292
3. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/RoKAF/f_16_rokaf.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Oct-2011 20:07 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
21-Nov-2013 03:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
01-Nov-2019 21:24 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

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