Accident General Dynamics F-16AM FA-112,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46207
 
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Date:Friday 9 September 2005
Time:10:55 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics F-16AM
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: FA-112
MSN: 6H-112
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Vliehors Range, Vlieland, Friesland -   Netherlands
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kleine Brogel AB, Belgium (EBBL)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into the North Sea, off the Cornfield Range, Waddeneilanden, the Netherlands. The pilot, Cdt.vl.Fabrice Raoul' Massaux, did not attempt to eject and was killed. Impact was at around 10:55 am local. A four-ship formation was practising strafe runs over the Vliehors training range when one of the F-16s crashed.

Between 18 and 24 September 2005 the aircraft was salvaged by Svitzer Wijsmuller company with salvage vessel “Coastal Worker”. Wreck transported to Den Helder.

Sources:

1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2230/
2. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+6+%3A+FA-101+-+FA-120
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1987.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
20-Jul-2010 04:56 sundevil Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
09-Apr-2011 08:57 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants]
23-Nov-2013 01:00 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Oct-2014 21:06 Dr. John Smith Updated [Embed code, Narrative]
09-Nov-2014 08:17 Faun Updated [Operator]
15-Nov-2021 15:38 TB Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
21-Jun-2022 22:43 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
01-Jul-2022 15:58 Ron Averes Updated [Registration, Operator]
01-Jul-2022 16:36 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]

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