ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157951
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| Date: | Thursday 1 August 2013 |
| Time: | 22:28 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C-30E Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 121st FSqn /113th FWg D.C. ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 86-0357 |
| MSN: | 5C-463 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 35 miles SE of Chincoteague, Accomack County, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Joint Base Andrews (ADW/KADW) |
| Joint Base Andrews (ADW/KADW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The F-16 was involved in a mid-air collision with another F-16 of the 121st FS when executing a routine night training mission off the coast of Chincoteague, Accomack County, Virginia, approximately 70 miles southeast of Washington. The accident occurred over water at 22:28 local time. The pilot ejected and was rescued out of the water at 00:30 local on August 2nd. The other F-16 landed safely.
The Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 searched 10 square miles of ocean bottom before locating the crashed jet. Recovery efforts began Aug. 14 and ended Monday Aug 19. The remnants of the aircraft and its flight data recorder were sent to Joint Base Andrews for examination by the Air Force Safety Investigation Board.
Sources:
1. https://pilotonline.com/news/military/article_894920b4-2ea3-5484-a915-b3e1b6709caf.html
2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/f-16-pilot-rescued-after-mid-air-collision-off-chincoteague-island/2013/08/02/cea63b62-fb67-11e2-8752-b41d7ed1f685_story.html?noredirect=on
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chincoteague,_Virginia
4. https://www.navytimes.com/article/20130820/NEWS/308200032/Navy-recovers-crashed-jet-off-Virginia-coast/
5. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2140/
6. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1986.html
7. http://web.archive.org/web/20170702084322/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/_2013/2013.htm#aug
Media:
USAF F-16C block 30 #86-0357 from the 121st FS lands at Andrews AFB after completing a training mission on April 3rd, 2012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2013 11:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Aug-2013 11:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Sep-2013 22:11 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2013 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2020 18:07 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2020 18:08 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2021 09:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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