ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46913
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| Date: | 16-NOV-1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 80th TFSqn /8th TFWg USAF (80th TFSqn /8th Tactical Fighter Wingg United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 81-0692 |
| MSN: | 61-373 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Taejon -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kunsan AFB, South Korea (RKJK) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Went down near Taejon, South Korea. The pilot, Capt. Theodore Harduvell, was killed during a low level training mission. Harduvell had just joined the 80th TFS in March of 1982. The insuing litigation against General Dynamics over the mishap, by Harduvell's widow, inspired the film "Afterburn".
In 1987, Janet Harduvel won a $3.1 million dollar jury award against General Dynamics Corporation, alleging a flight instrumentation malfunction due to a short circuit caused by frayed ("chafed") wiring, led to his crash. The verdict would "ultimately be overturned, not on its merits, but on the basis that federal defense contractors enjoy blanket immunity from such lawsuits." A subsequent defeat on appeal followed.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1033/
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103052649/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1982.htm#nov
3. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20112810,00.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterburn_(film)
5. http://www.leagle.com/decision/19921398801FSupp597_11333
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Mar-2012 10:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2013 00:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2021 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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