ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46425
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| Date: | Friday 24 July 1998 |
| Time: | 09:06 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 14th TFSqn /35th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 90-0804 |
| MSN: | CC-4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Misawa Air Base, Aomori Prefecture (MSJ/RJSM) -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture (MSJ/RJSM) |
| Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture (MSJ/RJSM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 24 July 1998 when crashed on take off from Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Unable to become airborne at 09:06 hours, the aircraft ran into the localiser antenna array at the east end of Misawa's runway. The pilot, First Lieutenant Brice Simpson ejected, but landed in the flaming wreckage of the air plane, suffering serious burns. He was later transferred to the Hachinohe Shimin Hospital (Hachinohe Citizens Hospital).
Misawa AP was closed for six hours. Seven civilian flights were cancelled, one delayed, and over one thousand passengers affected.
On September 17, 1998, the pilot died due to his injuries at Brooke Army Medical Centre in San Antonio, Texas. The aircraft was based at Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture (MSJ/RJSM) in Japan. The pilot aborted take off, but was unaware of the SAFE-BAR system which could have been deployed and caught by an aircraft's dropped tail hook. It was never known why the pilot aborted the take off.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/news_article43.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194513/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1998.htm#jul
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1990.html
4. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/3176/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Nov-2013 08:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2021 09:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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