ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161328
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 October 2013 |
| Time: | 05:35 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Grupo 8, Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FaCh) |
| Registration: | 735 |
| MSN: | 6E-20/L-151 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Cerro Moreno International Airport (ANF/SCFA) Antofagasta -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Antofagasta (ANF/SCFA) |
| Antofagasta (ANF/SCFA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Suffered a landing accident at Cerro Moreno Air Force Base (located at the International Airport at Antofagasta, Chile) on 9/10/2013.
The statement of the Chilean Air Force (FACH), reports that one of the F-16’s tires burst while the unnamed pilot from the Fifth Air Brigade was taking-off, forcing him to initiate an emergency landing on the runway. An emergency services unit was deployed and the report notes also state that the emergency maneuver was “successful.”
The aircraft involved was F-16BM '735' of Grupo 8, formerly in service with the Royal Netherlands Air Force as J-655.
Sources:
1. http://santiagotimes.cl/chile/transportation/26812-f-16-combat-jet-crashes-at-chiles-antofagasta-airport
2. http://www.f-16.net/f-16-news-article4538.html
3. http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18962
4. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/925/
5. http://chiledefense.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/f-16-crash-lands-but-fleet-remains.html
6. http://www.topix.com/cl/antofagasta/2013/10/chilean-f-16-crash-lands-at-cerro-moreno
Media:
En este estado quedó avión F-16 tras sufrir accidente en aeropuerto #CerroMoreno #Antofagasta Foto: @mandingo403 pic.twitter.com/mRYE9NFbLQ
— Froylan Gonzalez T. (@froylang) October 9, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2013 14:34 | harro | Added |
| 09-Oct-2013 16:43 | Padidiver | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 09-Oct-2013 17:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2013 23:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2013 23:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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