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| Date: | Wednesday 27 January 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 388th TFWg /16th TFTSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 79-0318 |
| MSN: | 61-103 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SW of Luke AFB, 7 miles W of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) |
| Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) |
Written off 27/1/1982 when crashed into an unpopulated area south-west of Luke AFB, seven miles (11 km) west of Glendale, in Maricopa County, Arizona. Cause of crash was flight control failure, pilot ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1979.html
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.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/498/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Sep-2009 10:28 | 78Delta | Updated |
| 22-Nov-2011 10:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2013 22:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
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