Accident General Dynamics F-16A-10 Fighting Falcon 79-0298,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46914
 
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Date:Monday 8 November 1982
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics F-16A-10 Fighting Falcon
Owner/operator:63rd TFTSqn /56th TFWg USAF
Registration: 79-0298
MSN: 61-83
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:McDill AFB, Tampa Florida (MCF/KMCF)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On 8/11/1982 USAF F-16A Block 10 s/n 79-0298 of the 63rd TFTS, 56th TFS was written off when it crashed in Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida. Pilot, Captain Francisco Pineiro, Jr, was killed.

Sources:

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/478/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1979.html
4. http://peacetime-casualties.findthedata.org/l/2139/Francisco-Pineiro-Jr
5. http://www.usfallenwarriors.com/index.php?page=directory&rec=3840

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
19-Mar-2012 03:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
30-Oct-2013 00:32 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Feb-2021 09:51 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator]

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