Incident General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon 79-0392,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46925
 
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Date:Wednesday 9 June 1982
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
Owner/operator:429th TFSqn /474th TFWg USAF
Registration: 79-0392
MSN: 61-177
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nellis AFB ranges, Nevada -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Nellis AFB, Nevada
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed at night on the Nellis ranges, Nevada, USA. Cause unknown: pilot ejected safely. Some sources give the date of the crash as June 8th (that is, the evening of the day before)

Sources:

http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/572/
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1979.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
http://sharpshooter-maj.com/html/deploy82.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
22-Nov-2011 11:25 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Feb-2021 14:28 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator]

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