Accident General Dynamics F-16A 80-0617, Thursday 20 January 1983
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Date:Thursday 20 January 1983
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics F-16A
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 80-0617
MSN: 61-338
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 mi W of Sinsheim -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Hahn AB (EDAH)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. Pilot killed.

Sources:

1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/756/
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
02-Sep-2013 00:07 Dr.John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
30-Oct-2013 02:32 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Source, ]
16-Jul-2020 14:46 Dietmar Heinz Updated [Operator, ]
23-Nov-2020 18:31 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
11-Feb-2021 13:51 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ]
09-Jun-2025 09:10 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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