ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46686
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 September 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA105 |
| MSN: | 6H-115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brekstad, 5 miles from Ørland AFB, near Trondheim -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ørland hovedflystasjon (OLA/ENOL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
BAF 87-0049, delivered 14 September 1988. Written off 5 September 1989: Destroyed near Ørland hovedflystasjon (OLA/ENOL), Norway, after the aircraft was stolen by a member of the ground crew, and the aircraft crashed on a farm in the neighbourhood of the village of Brekstad, close to Ørland AFB.
The 28 year-old ground crew member took, in absence of his colleagues and pilots, control over the aircraft, started the engine, and took off, to the surprise of the Norwegian crews. Five miles from the base, he crashed after being airborne for 2 minutes and 5 seconds.
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19890906&id=LC-19890906-4004&words=+F-16%20f-16
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1987.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
4. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2223/
5. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+6+%3A+FA-101+-+FA-120
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2008 01:37 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Nov-2013 18:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:57 | Leopard DX | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Nov-2018 09:23 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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