Incident General Dynamics F-16A ADF MM7237,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88313
 
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Date:Monday 26 January 2004
Time:c. 18:35 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics F-16A ADF
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)
Registration: MM7237
MSN: 61-302
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ca 9 mi NW of Trapani, Sicily -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Trapani-Birgi (TPS/LICT)
Destination airport:Trapani-Birgi (TPS/LICT)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched in the Mediterranean Sea after engine failure while on return from training mission. Pilot Cap Giuseppe Morana (33) ejected safely.

Sources:

Scramble 299
http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2004/01/27/un-16-cade-in-mare-si-salva.html
http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/720/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2011 14:00 ASN archive
02-Jan-2013 18:46 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Jun-2013 17:49 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Nov-2013 19:42 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Sep-2014 15:13 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Jun-2021 14:11 TB Updated [Narrative]

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