ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46753
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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1987 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA63 |
| MSN: | 6H-63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kleine Brogel AFB, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kleine Brogel AB, Belgium (EBBL) |
| Kleine Brogel AB, Belgium (EBBL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 80-3554, delivered 9 May 1983. Written off on the night of 14/15th September 1987: Destroyed near Kleine Brogel, Belgium. Pilot, Captain William Drieskens was killed in the accident. During a night flight, while participating in NATO exercise 'Cold Fire 87', the pilot noticed that the flaps where extending asymmetricaly. The ATC was searching for a solution, and they found that a high speed landing was the only option, and that the plane would get snagged due to the arresting cable at the end of the runway. During the emergency landing at Kleine Brogel the pilot lowered thrust a bit, and the plane rolled and crashed, but the pilot could eject. Sadly, due to the angle that he was ejected at, he flew into barbed wire and died.
The wreckage was transferred to Florennes AB, where photographed in 1997, and was reported still there on 6th July 2008.
Sources:
1. http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=260
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/824/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
5. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+4+%3A+FA-61+-+FA-80
6. Wreckage at Florennes in 1997: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aviagold/5205063590/
7. http://www.aviationheritage.eu/nl/content/monument-kapt-vl-william-drieskens-piloot-f-16a-fa-63
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Nov-2013 18:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:27 | H.Shaft | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2022 22:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Aug-2023 19:09 | Daaniedaan | Updated [[Location]] |
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