Incident General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon 074,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152186
 
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Date:Wednesday 2 January 2013
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon
Owner/operator:109 Sqn Israeli AF (IDF/AF)
Registration: 074
MSN: 4K-20
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Ramat David, SE of Haifa, close to Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley. -   Israel
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ramat David AB, Israel (LLRD)
Destination airport:Ramat David AB, Israel (LLRD)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-USAF 88-1716, delivered to Israel under FMS Program Peace Marble II on 19 September 1988. Substantially damaged 2 January 2013 when the undercarriage collapsed while landing at the Ramat David Air Force base in northern Israel.
Both pilots ejected several seconds after touchdown and did not sustain serious injuries.Aircraft believed to have sustained serious damage

Sources:

1. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/258926
2. http://www.newsru.co.il/israel/02jan2013/f16_002.html
3. http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/01/17/israel-hit-with-second-f-16-crash-caused-by-landing-gear-malfunction/
4. http://www.f-16.net/f-16-news-article4684.html
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1988.html
6. http://www.sky-high.co.il/%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A7-074.html
7. http://web.archive.org/web/20170702084322/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/_2013/2013.htm#jan

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jan-2013 08:57 gerard57 Added
02-Jan-2013 10:12 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
02-Jan-2013 10:13 harro Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]
02-Jan-2013 15:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
02-Jan-2013 15:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
02-Jan-2013 15:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
02-Jan-2013 15:25 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
02-Jan-2013 22:02 Hans Gruber Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
03-Jan-2013 01:35 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type]
24-Jan-2013 13:54 Anon. Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative]
01-Sep-2013 22:43 Dr.John Smith Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source]
01-Dec-2013 08:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
10-Nov-2014 15:55 Ivan Lother Updated [Operator, Narrative]

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