ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46738
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 March 1988 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 61st TFTSqn /56th TTWg USAF |
| Registration: | 79-0397 |
| MSN: | 61-182 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico, off the West Coast of Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | McDill AFB, Tampa Florida (MCF/KMCF) |
| McDill AFB, Tampa Florida (MCF/KMCF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 22 March 1988: Flew into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, offf the west coast of Florida, with fatal results for the pilot. The aircraft crashed on a night practice intercept sortie over the Gulf. The pilot was Captain (Hauptmann) Ronald Speidel (a German Air Force exchange-pilot) who had just joined the 61st TFTS at Mac Dill AFB
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/577/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1979.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
Media:
F-16 79-0397 of the 56th Tactical Fighter Training Wing MacDill AFB Florida
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Nov-2013 00:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2021 10:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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