ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276798
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 March 2022 |
| Time: | c. 11:15 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16CM-42G-CF Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 89-2142 |
| MSN: | 1C-295 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beauregard Parish, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Houston-Ellington Field, TX (EFD/KEFD) |
| Houston-Ellington Field, TX (EFD/KEFD) |
A USAF F-16CM-42-CF, operated by the Oklahoma Air National Guard 125 FS, 138th Fighter Wing, crashed in wooded area in the Warrior MOA, near Bertrand Road, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. The location is near the Louisiana-Texas border south of Fort Polk AAF (KPOE/POE). The aircraft was from a detachment based at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base at Houston, TX, (KEFD/EFD).
The pilot ejected safely.
Sources:
https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/f-16-jet-crashes-in-beauregard-parish
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/03/23/f-16-jet-crashes-in-western-louisiana-pilot-safely-ejects/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/39793_1452363315.jpg (photo)
Media:
The 138th Fighter Wing is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but the pilot and aircraft were taking part in a routine training mission that departed from Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas.
— Okla. National Guard (@OKGuard) March 23, 2022
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2022 18:40 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 23-Mar-2022 18:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Date] |
| 23-Mar-2022 19:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2022 19:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2022 08:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2022 01:19 | johnwg | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Nov-2023 20:14 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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