ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46357
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| Date: | Thursday 1 July 1999 |
| Time: | 11:55 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 84-1268 |
| MSN: | 5C-105 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Avon Park Air Force Range, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Homestead AFB, Florida (HST/KHST) |
| Homestead AFB, Florida (HST/KHST) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Per eyewitness report:
"Aircraft was #4 on routine training mission. When passing over a landfill in South Central Florida, suffered a bird strike (Turkey buzzard) through the canopy, pilot was killed instantly. Canopy rated for 10-lbs bird@500 knots. Aircraft was travelling at or near 600 knots. No ejection or radio call was initiated. Post crash investigation revealed that aircraft struck ground at 620 knots. Ejection "D-Ring" was not pulled. Pilot was USAF Major Sam DiAngelo. (Florida Air Force Reserve).
Sources:
1. Me. Jonathan Vincent USAF: Separated. I was the lead crash investigator of this accident. It occurred near site of Valujet crash.
2. http://www.f-16.net/news_article187.html
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1984.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
5. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1598/
6. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0907/ML090770385.pdf
7. http://web.archive.org/web/20161204205925/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avon_Park_Air_Force_Range
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jun-2009 11:05 | lngp30 | Updated |
| 18-Nov-2013 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 13:10 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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