ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15871
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| Date: | Friday 14 March 2008 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 62nd FSqn /56th FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 84-1273 |
| MSN: | 5C-110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles south of Alamo Lake, La Paz County, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) |
| Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 14 March 2008: Lost at 12:17 hrs local time when crashed three miles south of Alamo Lake, La Paz County, Arizona, 38 miles north of Wenden, at approximate coordinates: 34°13′56″N, 113°36′10″W. (The official USAF AIB report gives the crash location as "71 miles north west of Luke AFB").
The aircraft was on a two ship air-to-air student training mission at the time. Sadly the pilot, Second Lieutenant David J. Mitchell of the 112th FS, 180th FW, Ohio Air National Guard (on temporary assignment to the 62nd FS, 56th FW) did not survive. His body was located in a ravine 150 feet from the aircraft wreckage, three miles south of Alamo Lake
He had 237 flight hours of which 26 were in the F-16. Had he lived, Mitchell would have graduated Initial Pilot Training in June of 2008.
Cause of crash was attributed to G-LOC (G-induced loss of consciousness) due to pilot not properly managing high g forces during a turning manoeuvre
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.startribune.com/nation/16686431.html]
2. http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=764158
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1603/
4. http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/ExecSum2008/F-16C_Luke_14Mar08.pdf
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218164837/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_00s.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamo_Lake_State_Park
7. https://forums.jetphotos.com/showthread.php?42940-F-16-out-of-Luke-AFB-down
8. http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/03/15/search-crews-find-f-16-wreckage-outlook-grim-for-missing-air-force-pilot/_.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Aviation/Anniversaries/March_14
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2008 00:08 | Fusko | Added |
| 16-Mar-2008 11:31 | sundog | Updated |
| 17-Mar-2008 07:14 | Fusko | Updated |
| 20-Oct-2008 01:29 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 29-Nov-2013 02:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2021 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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