ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136945
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 June 2011 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C-25-CF Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 64th Aggressor Sqn USAF |
| Registration: | 85-1413 |
| MSN: | 5C-193 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Caliente, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis Air Force Base (LSV) |
| Nellis Air Force Base (LSV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon jet 85-1413/WA crashed near Caliente at about 5:30 p.m on Tuesday (June 28 2011) officials at Nellis Air Force Base said.
The fighter jet from Nellis was participating in an air-to-air combat training mission when it went down, Air Force officials said. Search and rescue units were scrambled to the scene, officials said.
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon jet that crashed near Caliente earlier this week didn't survive, officials at Nellis Air Force Base said on Thursday 30 June 2011. The pilot was later named as Capt Eric Ziegler
U.S. Air Force officials said search and rescue teams found conclusive evidence that the pilot didn't eject from the aircraft before the crash, which occurred about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday about 20 miles west of Caliente, Nevada, on Bureau of Land Management property.
Sources:
1. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/28/nellis-air-force-base-reports-aircraft-mishap/
2. http://www.nycaviation.com/2011/06/f-16-pilot-still-missing-three-days-after-crash-in-nevada
3. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/30/nellis-says-pilot-didnt-survive-f-16-crash/
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1985.html
5. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1771/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2011 22:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Jun-2011 02:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2011 13:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2011 06:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2013 19:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2013 04:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 21:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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