ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46350
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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16D |
| Owner/operator: | 61st FS, 56th TW, USAF |
| Registration: | 83-1179 |
| MSN: | 5D-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Luke AFB, 7 miles W of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) |
| Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 20 September 1999 when suffered an electrical problem on approach, and crashed through the fence at the end of the runway at Luke AFB, Arizona. The F-16 overshot the runway after touchdown, and the impact sheared the nose and undercarriage off. The aircraft had landed without battery power, so the neither the tail hook nor the brakes were operational. Pilot, Major Sharon J. Preszler, flying solo, ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1509/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1983.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
Media:
FY 1983 Block 25 F-16 No. 11 by ~F16CrewChief on deviantART
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Nov-2013 18:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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