ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46415
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 2003 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16AM |
| Owner/operator: | 31 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA122 |
| MSN: | 6H-122 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Failon, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kleine Brogel Air Base (EBBL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 88-0047, built by SABCA, and delivered 30 May 1990. Written off 9 December 2003 when collided with another Belgische Luchmacht F-16A (80-3584, FA-93) at 11:30 hours over Marche-en-Famenne, Ardennes, Belgium.
Both aircraft were conducting a low level "high threat" FAC exercise at the time of the accident. One pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Ronny Vaerten (in F-16AM FA-93) didn't eject and was found in the wrecked cockpit by a Belgische Luchtmacht Sea King SAR helicopter in the vicinity of Havelange (at approximate Coordinates: 50°23′N 05°15′E)
The other pilot, Lieutenant Wouter Rombouts (in F-16AM FA-122) ejected safely, suffering minor injuries. The pilot had ejected and fell into a tree and was slightly injured. The wreckage of the aircraft was found near Faillon, Namur, Dinant.
(The same pilot was involved in another incident just under three months later, on 26th February 2004, in F-16 FA-89 when he made an emergency landing at Solenzara, Corse, France. No ejection on that occasion, but the pilot sustained bruising on landing)
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 298]
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2565/
3. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+7+%3A+FA-121+-+FA-136
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1988.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Nov-2013 04:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:16 | Gloug | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Nov-2022 01:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
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