ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238811
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| Date: | Thursday 10 July 1986 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 332 Skv. Luftforsvaret RNoAF |
| Registration: | 686 |
| MSN: | 6K-58 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rachel, Lincoln County, Nevada, 125 northwest of Las Vegas. -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB (KLSV) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Nellis AFB (KLSV) Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On July 10, 1986, at about 4:10 pm, two F-16s of the Norwegian Air Force collided in mid-air while participating in Red Flag exercises near Rachel. One of them crashed within Rachel, only 25 yards (23 m) from the edge of a mobile home park. The pilot of the downed fighter had ejected safely before the crash, and the other F-16 made it back to Nellis Air Force Base. The pilot of the downed F-16 suffered only minor injuries, and was transported from the crash site within 20 minutes of the incident by a U.S. Air Force helicopter.
686 suffered damaged but managed to safely recover back to Nellis AFB.
Both aircraft were on assignment from their base at Rygge Air Station, Moss, Norway and were taking part in one of that years United States Air Force 'Red Flag' simulated combat training exercises, together with other allied Air Force units.
Sources:
1. Reno Gazette-Journal, NV 11/13th July 1986
2. Flight International 16 May 1987
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/954/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel,_Nevada#Mid-air_collision
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 December 2002 | 686 | Luftforsvaret (RNoAF) | 0 | Manas Air Base (USAF Ganci AFB) |  |
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Location
Images:
RAF Waddington (EGXW), Lincolnshire, UK. - 4th July 2009
RAF Waddington (EGXW), Lincolnshire, UK. - 4th July 2009
RAF Waddington (EGXW), Lincolnshire, UK. - 4th July 2009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2020 18:37 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 30-Jul-2020 07:51 | MiG15 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2020 14:13 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 05-Aug-2020 18:00 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2023 17:08 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator]] |
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