ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229809
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 October 2019 |
| Time: | 15:11 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 52nd FWg /480th FSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 91-0340 |
| MSN: | CC-38 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zemmer, near Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM/ETAD) |
| Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM/ETAD) | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An F-16CM, of 52nd FW, crashed into a wooded area near Zemmer, north of Trier.
The pilot ejected, but was injured and taken to hospital.
An F-16 with callsign "Warhawk 11" issued an emergency (squawk 7700) but it has been suggested that it could have been the wing man of the aircraft in trouble.
The Air Force Accident Investigation Board Report was released on 11th February, 2020. A combination of partail electrical power loss and poor weather immediately after take-off caused the pilot to eject and the US$ 25,551,000 F-16 came down 8 nautical miles south of Spangdahlem AB.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.zeit.de/news/2019-10/08/militaerflugzeug-nahe-trier-abgestuerzt
2. https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/trier/Unglueck-im-Kreis-Trier-Saarburg-F16-Kampfjet-bei-Zemmer-abgestuerzt,f16-flieger-abgestuerzt-100.html
3. https://www.rt.com/news/470450-germany-zemmer-fighter-jet-crash/
4. https://www.morgenpost.de/vermischtes/article227310739/US-Militaerflugzeug-ueber-Wald-in-Rheinland-Pfalz-abgestuerzt.html
https://www.radarbox24.com/data/mode-s/AE16E9#1344023104
http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=56366&p=430592#p430592
https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Article/2080422/usafe-releases-accident-investigation-board-report/
https://www.airforcemag.com/app/uploads/2020/02/AIB-REPORT-F-16CJ-8-OCT-19-SPANGDAHLEM.pdf
Images:
Photo: USAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2019 14:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Oct-2019 14:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2019 14:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2019 14:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2019 15:01 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2019 15:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2019 15:21 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Oct-2019 15:24 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo] |
| 09-Oct-2019 07:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2019 16:35 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2019 18:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 10-Oct-2019 14:10 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2019 20:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 30-Mar-2020 11:53 | StokieSteve | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 11:55 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 12-Jul-2020 20:36 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2020 07:03 | rvargast17 | Updated [Time, Accident report] |
| 14-Feb-2021 18:36 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Accident report, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2021 18:37 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Accident report, Operator] |
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