ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46426
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 1998 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 78th FSqn /20th OGp USAF |
| Registration: | 91-0397 |
| MSN: | CC-95 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, 23 miles south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaw AFB, SC (SSC/KSSC) |
| Shaw AFB, SC (SSC/KSSC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-16C 91-0397 (call sign VANDY 61) of the 78th FS. 20th Operations Group, USAF, was written off on 22 July 1999 when crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, 23 miles south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The crash occourred at 16:50 EDT, at (co-ordinates 33'18.713" N,78'54.238" W).
The F-16 was in a simulated air-to-air combat training exercise from Shaw AFB. The pilot, Captain James Sevick, ejected safely and was subsequently rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter just 50 minutes later. He was taken to the Medical University of South Carolina at Charleston for observation, and released later the same day
In August the wreckage of the aircraft was recovered from a depth of fifty feet. Cause of the crash was a faulty bearing in the engine which controls airflow. The result was low thrust and inability to retain altitude. Wreckage was recovered to Shaw AFB for examination.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/news_article734.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/1991.html
4. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0302/ML030280107.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/78th_Attack_Squadron
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Nov-2013 08:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2013 17:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2020 15:43 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2021 10:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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