ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46603
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| Date: | Thursday 14 November 1991 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 466th TFSqn /419th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 79-0419 |
| MSN: | 62-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Utah Test & Training Range, 80 miles W of Salt Lake City, Utah -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) |
| Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 14 November 1991 onto Utah Test & Training Range, 80 miles W of Salt Lake City, Utah, at co-ordinates 41"51.2' North, 113"00.4 West. Both pilots, Captain Michael Terrance Sowell and Captain Arnold Arthur Clarke, did not eject, and were killed. The aircraft suffered a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
Per the following extract (albeit redacted) of the official USAF report into the incident:
"Four F-16A/B aircraft, call sign Thud 01-04 took off from Hill AFB, Utah, at 1447 local time on 14th November 1991. They were to conduct Surface Attack Tactics training on the Helicopter Air-to Ground (HAG) Range located within R6404 with coordinated low altitude air-to-air training (LOWAT) support from Cyborg flight, a flight of two F-16A aircraft.
Approximately 13 minutes after takeoff, the mishap aircraft, Thud 03, impacted a ridge destroying the aircraft and fatally injuring both pilots. There was no attempt initiated by either pilot to eject
The aircraft impacted into the ground at co-ordinates 41"51.2' North, 113"00.4 West. Flight data indicated the aircraft was heading at 232.06 degrees magnetic at approximately 400 knots IAS (indicated airspeed) when it impacted the ridge.The aircraft was in a five degree nose down attitude at the point of impact"
Sources:
1. Flight International 13/19 May 1992
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/599/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1979.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
5. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0302/ML030220060.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 November 1987 | 79-0419 | United States Air Force (USAF) | 0 | 5 miles east of Wadley, Georgia | |
sub |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jul-2010 10:44 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2013 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2013 00:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2021 09:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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