ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185996
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 March 2016 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-16CM Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 455th AEWg USAF |
| Registration: | 88-0518 |
| MSN: | 1C-120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bagram Air Base -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bagram AFB |
| Bagram AFB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The F-16 from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing crashed on take off and the pilot ejected safely. The mishap occurred on an alert scramble two-ship night flight. According to the investigation report, the material failure of at least one turbine blade rendered the engine incapable of providing the necessary thrust to maintain continued flight, which triggered an unrecoverable stall.
Sources:
1.http://www.f-16.net/f-16-news-article5011.html
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2755/
3. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/03/29/f-16-fighter-jet-crashes-in-afghanistan-pilot-safely-ejects.html
4. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2016/03/29/f-16-crashes-near-bagram-airfield-pilot-safe/
http://web.archive.org/web/20171008101230/http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1007627/f-16cm-accident-report-released/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2016 17:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Mar-2016 05:44 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source] |
| 30-Mar-2016 09:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2016 09:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2016 15:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 07-Sep-2017 14:01 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 05-Jan-2018 13:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2021 21:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
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