ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46906
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 January 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A-10B Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 34th TFSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 79-0386 |
| MSN: | 61-171 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Salt Lake, west of Salt Lake City, Utah -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) |
| Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 19/1/1983: Crashed in Great Salt Lake, west of Salt Lake City, Utah, killing Lieutenant Colonel Bill George. The aircraft suffered a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/566/
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
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1979.html
Media:
F-16A 79-0386 at Glasgow Prestwick (PIK/EGPK) Scotland on June 6, 1981
Photographer © Martin Stephen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2013 23:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2013 02:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 12:38 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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