ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170933
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Elliniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Registration: | 149 |
| MSN: | 2Z-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Néa Anchialos Air Base -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Néa Anchialos (VOL/LGBL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 88-0149, transferred to Greece under FMS Program Peace Xenia I 30 March 1989. On 6 June 1995, during an engine check before take-off, a malfunction caused the engine to engage full afterburner. The aircraft ran off the ramp, caught fire and burned after sinking into a ditch and striking a tree. Location was Nea Anchialos Air Base, near Volos, Greece.
Surprisingly, F-16 88-0149 was not written off. Instead, the aircraft was taken to Hill AFB, Utah, USA at some point in 1998, where it was repaired/rebuilt. It was flown again on October 12, 2001 by 514th Flight Test Squadron's Major Jeffrey Clayton. This Greek aircraft spent 4 years at Hill AFB being repaired/rebuilt/upgraded to F-16D Block 30J specification, and is the most severely damaged F-16 ever to be repaired. Some parts had to be retooled as the block is older then current production aircraft, and some parts no longer made.
Sources:
http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2607/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2014 17:04 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 14-Nov-2014 17:26 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Mar-2021 22:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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