ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46369
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| Date: | Friday 26 March 1999 |
| Time: | 08:40 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 308th FSqn /56th FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 88-0490 |
| MSN: | 1C-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 22 miles SW of Luke AFB, Maricopa County, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) |
| Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 26 March 1999 when suffered an engine failure which forced the pilot, Captain Michael G. Rider, to eject at 2,175 feet AFL. The aircraft crashed after about 20 minutes after take off at 8:40 hours, 22 miles south west of Luke AFB, Maricopa County, Arizona. All Luke AFB F-16's were subsequently grounded as the result of the crash until all engines could be inspected.
Cracks were found in 63 other F-16 P&W 220 engines augmentor ducts. Cracks in the afterburner resulted in the earlier F-16 crash of 84-1304 on February 3, 1999. The aircraft was on a training mission with practice munitions.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/news_article229.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1988.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
4. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2727/
5. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0907/ML090770385.pdf
Media:
Block 42 transition No 3 by ~F16CrewChief on deviantART
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Nov-2013 00:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2021 10:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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