ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162457
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| Date: | Monday 18 April 2005 |
| Time: | 16:53 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 77th FSqn /20th FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 91-0469 |
| MSN: | CD-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ashley River, 5 nautical miles SE of Charleston, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Charleston AFB, South Carolina (CHS/KCHS) |
| Charleston AFB, SC (CHS/KCHS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 18 April 2005 when crashed into a marshland area next to Ashley River, five nautical miles south east Charleston, South Carolina at about 5 pm local time. The aircraft was from the 55th FS but the crew were from the 77th FS.
The pilot, Major Steve Granger, realizing he couldn't get the jet back to Charleston Air Force Base chose to fly over the waterways around Charleston instead of more populated areas to make sure the plane didn't crash into homes or businesses. He then initiated the ejection sequence for both himself and the other crew member.
Granger and the other pilot, Lt. Col. Maurice Salcedo, parachuted from the jet about 10 seconds before it crashed. Both walked away but were examined at hospital as a precaution. The aircraft was on a routine training mission when it lost engine power.
Sources:
1. http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/ExecSum2005/F-16CJ_18April05.pdf
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/3512/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1991.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20111115222117/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/Biographies/Joint-Crash-Details/2005-04-18_Ashley_river/Granger_Salcedo.htm
5. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1469271/posts
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_River_(South_Carolina)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2013 00:06 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Mar-2021 11:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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