ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47006
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 April 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA80 |
| MSN: | 6H-80 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rummen, Geetbets, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kleine Brogel AB, Belgium (EBBL) |
| Beauvechain AB, Belgium (EBBE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 80-3571, built by SABCA and delivered 3 May 1984. Written off 29 April 1997 when impacted the ground at near Rummen, Geetbets, Flemish Brabant, Leuven, Belgium, at approximate co-ordinates: 50°53′N 05°07′E, due to loss of control.
The had pilot tried to reach the air base at Beauvechain, but after a while also the back-up system failed. The pilot jettisoned the auxiliary fuel tanks over Rummen and ejected safely. He landed with his parachute in an orchard between Rummen and Nieuwerkerken. The aircraft was piloted by Captain Martin Levicar.
Sources:
1. http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=260
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geetbets
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/841/
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
6. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+4+%3A+FA-61+-+FA-80
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Nov-2013 23:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:11 | Komes123 | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2022 08:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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