ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46201
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 2006 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 loc |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-363 |
| MSN: | 6D-120/L-225 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee off Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Volkel AB, Netherlands (UDE/EHVK) |
| Volkel AB, Netherlands (UDE/EHVK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 84-1363, built by Fokker and delivered 29 January 1987. Had a mid-life update between March 1998 and January 1999.
Written off 19 July 2006 when crashed into the Waddenzee near the island of Vlieland around 15:00 hours local.The pilot (1st Lt M. Van Zuijam) was able to eject and was subsequently rescued by a KLu AB-412SP SAR helicopter. The cause of the accident was not confirmed, but the investigations all pointed to a crack in the diffuser case causing an engine failure/flame out
Sources:
1. http://www.scrambl.nl [Scramble 329]
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1693/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1984.html
4. http://www.prk-aviation.nl/Crashes%20cornfield-range.htm
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20171101202529/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/2006.htm#jul
6. http://www.berkaviation.com/cpg1418/displayimage.php?pos=-411
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-May-2009 09:09 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Nov-2013 03:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 11:11 | Boelck O. | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2021 20:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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