ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170900
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 June 2011 |
| Time: | 09:18 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Elliniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Souda AB, Crete -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Souda AB (LGSA) |
| Souda AB (LGSA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Four blades snaped and a fire erupted in the engine of the f-16 during rotation. After the pilot dropped the external tanks over the sea, returned for a safe landing at Souda Air Base (LGSA) on Akrotiri Peninsula (35°31′56″N 24°08′43″E),
Sources:
1. http://www.pronews.gr/defence/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20703&Itemid=49
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170504131237/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/2011.htm#jun
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2014 17:16 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 05-Apr-2021 09:55 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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