ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46602
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 November 1991 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A |
| Owner/operator: | 121st TFS, 113th TFW, District of Columbia ANG, USAF |
| Registration: | 80-0484 |
| MSN: | 61-205 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Albemarle Sound, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Andrews AFB, Maryland (ADW/KADW) |
| Andrews AFB, Maryland (ADW/KADW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-16A 80-0484 of 121st TFS, 113rd TFW, District of Columbia Air National Guard, USAF was written off on 27th November 1991 when it crashed into Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. The pilot [whose name was not disclosed in the official report - see below] ejected safely.
Per the following extract (albeit redacted) from the official USAF report into the incident:
"On 27 November 1991 [pilots name redacted/censored] was flying F-16A 80-0484 as number two on a two-ship surface tactics mission. The fight lead aircraft was flown by [pilots name redacted/censored].
Both pilots were assigned to the 113th Tactical Fighter Wing. The take-off at 0832 Eastern Standard Time and all events through the first tactical weapons delivery at Navy Dare Gunnery Range were uneventful. After terminating the first attack at approximately 09:00 EDT, and while flying in tactical formation at approximately 500 feet above ground level (AGL) and 500 knots airspeed, heard a loud bang and felt a rapid deceleration. The engine stagnated.
The pilot executed the low attitude air start procedures which resulted in a hot start with fan turbine inlet temperature (FTIT) exceeding 900 C. Restart attempts were unsuccessful. The time from the first indication of a problem (loud bang) to ejection was approximately I minute and 52 seconds.
[pilots name redacted/censored] ejected and landed in the Albemarle Sound (at co-ordinates 35"59'N, 76"01'W). Aircraft 80-0484 also impacted the water about one mile north of the ejection point. [Pilots name redacted/censored] was picked up by a fishing boat and later taken to Portsmouth Naval Hospital by Coast Guard helicopter."
Sources:
1. Flight International 13/19 May 1992
2. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0302/ML030220066.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albemarle_Sound
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jul-2010 10:47 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Source] |
| 08-Nov-2013 01:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2013 01:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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