ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46967
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| Date: | Friday 27 March 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 56th TTWg USAF |
| Registration: | 78-0105 |
| MSN: | 62-31 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico, off west coast of Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | McDill AFB, Tampa, Florida (MCF/KMCF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 27/3/1981: Went down over the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. The crash was caused by a fuel pump failure. The aircraft was recovered but damage was extensive to the cockpit area. Both crew ejected safely
The aircraft remains were brought back to MacDill AFB and stored in a hanger Everything was removed forward of the intake and it was used as a maintainence trainer for a while.
The aircraft is on display at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at USAF Palmdale Plant 42 in Palmdale, CA.
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%200082.html
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/105/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
5. http://www.cityofpalmdale.org/Portals/0/Documents/AirPark/Airpark%20Brochure.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jan-2009 11:38 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2011 15:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2011 15:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2013 16:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 05:47 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2021 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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