ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55041
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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Date:26-FEB-2002
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
General Dynamics KF-16C-52
Operator:20th FW, Republic of Korea Air Force
Registration: 93-4087
C/n / msn: KC-67
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Sosan Air Base -   South Korea
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Sosan AB, South Korea
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Fire broke out after takeoff from Sosan AB. Pilot, Captain Roon, ejected safely. The aircraft came down in a rice paddy. The crash was caused by material defects in the engine blades.

Sources:
www.scramble.nl (Scramble 278)
http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/4292
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/RoKAF/f_16_rokaf.htm

http://www.aviationexplorer.com/korean_f16_video.htm

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Revision history:

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