ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46200
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| Date: | Thursday 31 August 2006 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 312 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-364 |
| MSN: | 6D-121 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ghazni, Ghazni Province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kandahar Airfield (KDH/OAKN) |
| Kandahar Airfield (KDH/OAKH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 84-1364, built by Fokker and delivered 30 January 1987. Had a mid-life update between May 2000 and November 2002. Written off August 31 2006. A Dutch pilot died on Thursday when his F-16 fighter jet crashed in southern Afghanistan. The plane crashed around 7 a.m. after making a distress call, but did not report "enemy action," a NATO statement said.
"The plane was flying at a great height when the accident occurred, which means it can be ruled out that the craft was shot down. We therefore assume it was an accident," the ministry said in a statement.
The F-16 was, early on Thursday morning, returning from a planned mission to Helmand, a province south of Uruzgan where the Dutch are active.
The aircraft crashed in the province of Ghazni, north of where the Dutch are active. It came down from great height. According Dutch Defence sources out of reach of known weapons installations. As far as is known, the pilot did not eject or attempt to eject.
A second Dutch F-16 accompanying the unfortunate F-16, circled in the neighbourhood until rescue and recovery forces arrived. An American rescue team recovered the remains of the pilot and his aircraft. The exact location of the crash site was withheld for security reasons. (However for reference, Ghazni is located at approximate Coordinates: 33°33′N, 68°25′E)
The pilot who was killed was later named as 1st Lt Michael "Sofac" Donkervoort, aged 29.
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 329]
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Coalition_aircraft_losses_in_Afghanistan
3. https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/241661-dutch-f16-pilot-killed-afghanistan.html
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1984.html
5. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1694/
6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5303600.stm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2008 12:13 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Nov-2013 03:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 11:12 | Boelck O. | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2021 20:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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