ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162499
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| Date: | Thursday 30 March 2006 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 421st TFSqn /388th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 89-2115 |
| MSN: | 1C-268 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Salt Lake, west of Salt Lake City, Tooele County, Utah -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) |
| Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 30 March 2006: The pilot, 1st Lt. Jay Bear, was conducting a close-air support training mission over the northern Utah Test and Training Range. He ejected safely. The aircraft went down in a muddy tidal area along one of the islands in the Great Salt Lake, in Tooele County, Utah. The F-16 suffered an engine failure**
**The official USAF report into the incident gives the crash site as "30 nautical miles south west of Hill AFB, Utah". The cause of the accident was attributed to "engine compressor stall" and the "failure of the No.4 engine bearing assembly"
Sources:
1. https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=184007
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1989.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218164837/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_00s.htm
4. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2963/
5. http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/ExecSum2006/F-16%20_30March06.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2013 19:48 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Nov-2014 16:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Feb-2021 14:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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