ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46220
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| Date: | Friday 13 June 2003 |
| Time: | 09:28 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C |
| Owner/operator: | 61st FS, 56th TW, USAF |
| Registration: | 85-1445 |
| MSN: | 5C-225 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gila Bend AFB, Maricopa County, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gila Bend AFB, Arizona (GBN/KGBN) |
| Gila Bend AFB, Arizona (GBN/KGBN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 13 June 2003: It was at 9:28 hours when Captain Scott Arbogast ejected over the Barry M. Goldwater training range, Arizona. The cause of the crash was due a bird strike - the ingestion of a Turkey Vulture - while practicing take-offs and landings at Gila Bend auxiliary field.
The F-16 bird stirke occurred five miles from Gila Bend, shortly after take off: the aircraft attempted to return to the airfield, but came down just 350 feet from the perimeter fence at approximate Coordinates: 32°53′15″N, 112°43′12″W
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 292]
2. http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/ExecSum2003/F-16C_Luke_13Jun03.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1985.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218164837/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_00s.htm
5. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1801/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Nov-2013 20:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2014 07:39 | wjr | Updated [Narrative] |
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