ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46527
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| Date: | Monday 14 February 1994 |
| Time: | 12:41 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C |
| Owner/operator: | AD Sqn Thunderbirds USAF |
| Registration: | 87-0309 |
| MSN: | 5C-570 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Indian Springs Auxiliary Airfield, Clark County, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB (LSV/KLSV) |
| Nellis AFB (LSV/KLSV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-16C 87-0309 was one of the USAF "Thunderbirds" single-seater display aircraft in the 1992-1994 time frame. Had number 2 attached on April 1, 1993 and was number 6 on February 14, 1994.(Technically, 87-0309 was an operational front line aircraft on the strength of the 414th TS, 57th FWW, based at Nellis AFB)
Written off February 14 1994 when crashed 250 feet north of the runway at Indian Springs Auxiliary Airfield, Nevada. A pilot error was blamed for this training crash involving a manoeuvre called a spiral descent. Although he did not eject, the pilot (Captain Thomas H Lewis Ill) survived, but the manoeuvre was discontinued.
The aircraft impacted the ground at 12:41 PST in a near wings level attitude, tail first, with the nose above the horizon but still descending, at 36-35 12 degrees North latitude, 115-40.95 degrees West longitude. On impact, 87-0309 was travelling at approximately 235 knots calibrated airspeed at impact. The aircraft skidded approximately 1,250 feet on a westerly heading and came to rest near a drainage ditch north west of the airfield runway
The aircraft largely remained in one piece so it was stripped of all its usable parts, painted grey and then taken out onto a targeting range to become a target on the Nellis Ranges in the summer of 1994.
Sources:
1. Flight International 16-22 August 1995
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2335/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1987.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
5. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0302/ML030240269.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jan-2011 15:36 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2013 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2013 17:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2013 17:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2013 17:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2013 18:15 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2013 04:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Dec-2016 19:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 25-Dec-2019 20:24 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Feb-2020 18:03 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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