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| Date: | Monday 9 January 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16E |
| Owner/operator: | United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) |
| Registration: | 3052 |
| MSN: | RE-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Al Ain (AAN) -
 United Arab Emirates
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Al Ain (AAN/OMAL) |
| Al Ain (AAN/OMAL) |
Crashed during demonstration flight. Pilot Dan Levin managed to eject safely. Apparently entered a loop too low or had a density altitude problem. The F-16 hit the ground tail first at high angle of attack with high sink rate and in full afterburner, bounced once and crashed.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/2000.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20160806062732/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/UAE/f_16_uae.htm
3. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2006/January/theuae_January220.xml§ion=theuae&col=
4. http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/airshow06/alain/alain.htm
5. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/4535/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2013 18:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Feb-2014 16:34 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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