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| Date: | Monday 8 November 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A-10 Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 63rd TFTSqn /56th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 79-0298 |
| MSN: | 61-83 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | McDill AFB, Tampa Florida (MCF/KMCF) |
On 8/11/1982 USAF F-16A Block 10 s/n 79-0298 of the 63rd TFTS, 56th TFS was written off when it crashed in Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida. Pilot, Captain Francisco Pineiro, Jr, was killed.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/478/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1979.html
4. http://peacetime-casualties.findthedata.org/l/2139/Francisco-Pineiro-Jr
5. http://www.usfallenwarriors.com/index.php?page=directory&rec=3840
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Mar-2012 03:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2013 00:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2021 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
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