ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46245
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| Date: | Monday 9 September 2002 |
| Time: | 20:27 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 522nd FSqn /27th FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 87-0316 |
| MSN: | 5C-577 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 11 miles SW of Fort Sumner, de Baca County, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cannon AFB, NM (CVS/KCVS) |
| Cannon AFB, NM (CVS/KCVS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 9 September 2002: The pilot of an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 27th Fighter Wing from Cannon AFB, near Clovis, New Mexico, died when his aircraft crashed approximately 50 miles west of the base. The official USAF report into the incident, gives the crash location as "approximately 11 miles south west of Fort Sumner"
The pilot, Captain Benton Zettel, 26, from the 522nd Fighter Squadron was on a training mission at the time of the crash. According to the official USAF report into the crash, the cause was attributed to "Loss of control during manoeuvring": a combination of pilot error, spatial disorientation, and pilot-induced G-LOC. There was no attempt by the pilot to eject.
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 284]
2. http://www.f-16.net/news_article703.html
3. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc23230/m1/29/
4. http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/ExecSum2002/F-16C_FtSumnerNM_9Sep02.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sumner,_New_Mexico
6. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=19085688
7. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0907/ML090770385.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Nov-2013 06:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2013 16:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2013 16:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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