ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46439
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1998 |
| Time: | 20:52 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16DG Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 36th TFSqn /51st TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 90-0792 |
| MSN: | 1D-70 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yellow Sea, 60nmiles west of Osan Air Base. -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Osan AB, South Korea (OSN/RKSO) |
| Osan AB, South Korea (OSN/RKSO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-16DG 90-0792 (call sign CAJUN 2) of the 36th TFS, 51st TFW, USAF was written off on 25 March 1998 when crashed into the Yellow Sea at co-ordinates: latitude N 37*01.9', longitude E 125°48.4', 60 nautical miles (100 kilometres) west of Osan Air Base, which is near Songtan Station in the city of Pyeongtaek, 64 km (40 miles) south of Seoul, South Korea. The accident took place at 20:52 hours local time, with the F-16 impacting the sea 17 seconds - and 2.3 miles - from when and where the pilot ejected.
The aircraft was part of a four-ship formation on a combat training mission. Eleven hours after the mishap, at 07:55 the following morning, the body of the pilot, Captain Keith A. Sands was found by a Korean Navy vessel
United States Air Force, Navy and Korean Air Force helped in the search. Korean Navy minesweepers found the wreckage, but the USS Salvor (ARS-52) salvaged 300 pieces to the aircraft, but lacked one large portion. Cause of the crash is still unknown.
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 227]
2. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0302/ML030280112.pdf
2. http://www.f-16.net/news_article325.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
4. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/3164/
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1990.html
6. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0302/ML030280112.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Salvor#Operational_accomplishments
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Feb-2012 07:24 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2012 07:25 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2013 05:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2013 05:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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