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| Date: | Monday 26 January 2004 |
| Time: | c. 18:35 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A ADF |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM7237 |
| MSN: | 61-302 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 9 mi NW of Trapani, Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Trapani-Birgi (TPS/LICT) |
| Trapani-Birgi (TPS/LICT) |
Ditched in the Mediterranean Sea after engine failure while on return from training mission. Pilot Cap Giuseppe Morana (33) ejected safely.
Sources:
Scramble 299
http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2004/01/27/un-16-cade-in-mare-si-salva.html
http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/720/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 02-Jan-2013 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jun-2013 17:49 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2013 19:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2014 15:13 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2021 14:11 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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