ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46599
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| Date: | Friday 10 January 1992 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 313 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-007 |
| MSN: | 6D-163/L-286 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 1.5 km off Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden AB (LHW/ELHW) |
| Leeuwarden AB, Netherlands (EHLW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 88-0007, delivered 21 December 1990. Written off 10 January 1992 when crashed into the North Sea at the Vliehors range, 1.5 Km of Vlieland, in the Netherlands. The pilot, 1st Lieutenant Willem van Suydam, (call sign VIPER RED 01) did not eject and was killed in the crash. Cause of the crash is believed to have been target fixation by the pilot, leading to spatial disorientation.
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19920110&id=LC-19920110-1005&words=+F-16%20f-16
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2525/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1988.html
4. http://www.flyingbrick.nl/f16.htm
5. http://www.prk-aviation.nl/Cornfield%20movements%20various.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2008 02:06 | harro | Updated |
| 08-Nov-2013 02:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 11:04 | Kraus | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2021 14:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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