ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178836
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| Date: | Saturday 15 August 2015 |
| Time: | 11:20 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 457th FSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 85-1549/TX |
| MSN: | 5C-291 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Nellis AFB, Las Vagas, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB (KLSV) Las Vagas, Nevada |
| Nellis AFB (KLSV) Nevada | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
aircraft ran into the back of 85-1546, also 457FS, on landing rollout. Aircraft were arriving to participate in a Red Flag exercise. Ejection seat fired, but was pinned in the cockpit by the fuselage of the other aircraft. Pilot survived, but was seriously injured. Aircraft deemed not repairable, was written off on site.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20150905174211
2. http://www.nellis.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123456044
3. http://www.scramble.nl/?option=com_sb&view=default&day=15&month=08&year=2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2015 13:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Jan-2016 15:28 | El_serj | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage] |
| 23-Dec-2019 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2021 18:32 | Komes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2023 16:30 | 67Cougar | Updated [[Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator]] |
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