ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46883
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 October 1983 |
| Time: | 06:50 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 322 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-252 |
| MSN: | 6D-41/L-282 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leeuwarden AFB, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden AB, Netherlands (EHLW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 4 October 1983: Ran off the runway at Leeuwarden AB. The pilot, Captain J.C. De Vries, was unfortunately killed in the incident. The accident resulted from the ingestion of a heron into the engine at high speed during a heavy weight take-off roll.
Since the hook system did not function correctly, the arrestor cable was missed and the aircraft left the end of the runway with a speed of approximately 100 knots. Immediately thereafter it overturned and came across a ditch which tore off the nose gear and the nose section. When the aircraft came to a halt, everything ahead of the fuel tank was gone
J-252 was ex-USAF 78-0252, delivered 15 January 1982.
Sources:
1. http://anp.kb.nl/thumb/showmsgdetail/msgdate/04-10-1983/msgnr/141
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/252/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Nov-2008 06:34 | harro | Updated |
| 30-Oct-2013 04:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2019 19:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2021 14:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 22:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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