ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59999
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| Date: | Thursday 27 September 2001 |
| Time: | 14:51 UTC |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Venezolana (FAV) |
| Registration: | 6611 |
| MSN: | 9P-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barcelona Airfield -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While completing a circuit on arrival at Barcelona airfield, Base Tte.Av. Luis del Valle García, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela, the aircraft ingested and impacted a turkey vulture. Pilot, Colonel Héctor G. D'Armaz Dugarte (commanding officer of Grupo Aéreo de Caza N°16 at that time), was unable to lower the landing gear.
D'Armaz aimed the aircraft away from the airport, ejected safely, 20 metres from the ground and at 100 knots, and suffered a broken right leg in three places. The airframe came down 165 feet away from the main gate.
Sources:
1. http://www.rescate.com/fav6611.html
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1382/
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20090214094512/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/VENEZUELA/f_16_fav.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2009 05:28 | JorgeRodrigues | Added |
| 21-Nov-2013 02:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2019 13:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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