ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46784
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| Date: | Thursday 11 September 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 16th TFTSqn /57th FWWg USAF |
| Registration: | 80-0599 |
| MSN: | 61-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Silver Lake,Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, Nevada (LSV/KLSV) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 11/9/86, F-16A 80-0599 of the 16th TFTS, 57th FWW, piloted by Major Terry L. Slawinski was on a Fighter Weapons School upgrade sortie out of Nellis AFB, Nevada. Major Slawinski was the flight lead and instructor pilot. All aspects of the mission were normal, until departing the working area for recovery back at Nellis. At that point, the aircraft developed engine problems and caught fire. The pilot ejected successfully at 4,000 feet, and the aircraft was destroyed on impact.
Per eyewitness report from the pilot, Major Terry L. Slawinski:
"I remember the day well! It was a tough emergency to figure out. Glided, on fire, from 22,000 feet to about 4,000 feet, before I bailed out. Spent one hour on the ground before the chopper found me. I saw most of the big pieces in a hangar at Nellis, but I never saw the crash site"
The wreckage came down within a few yards of where F-86E 51-13044 had crashed on 8/1/1955
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/738/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
4. http://pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com/post/nevada-crash-site-photos-4678351
5. http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/N/11863286_Pbb7rh/839015135_gVnt8HB#!p=4&n=10
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Oct-2013 23:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2021 17:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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