ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59056
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 March 2009 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin KF-16D Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 123rd FSqn /20th FWg RoCAF |
| Registration: | 92-048 |
| MSN: | KD-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yellow Sea, about 40 km off Taen County, about 150 km SW of Seoul. -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Seosan AB (RKTP) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 92-4048 ordered for Korea as RoKAF serial 92-048 under FMS Program: Peace Bridge II. Assembled by Samsung in Korea. Written off when crashed on Tuesday 31 March 2009 at about 12:20 local time, into the Yellow Sea, about 40 km off Taen County, about 150 km SW of Seoul, but its two pilots - Lieutenant Colonel Sohn and Captain Kwak ejected safely.
The KF-16D had taken off from Seosan Air Base, near Seosan city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea at about 11:50 local time.
Sources:
1. http://www.avionews.com/
2. http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_356785.html
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/3868/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seosan_Air_Base
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1992.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2009 07:05 | morethanwords | Added |
| 31-Mar-2009 23:33 | angels one five | Updated |
| 01-Apr-2009 00:13 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Jun-2009 01:13 | FISHER01 | Updated |
| 11-Nov-2013 03:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2020 19:01 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Feb-2021 10:07 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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