ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199425
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 September 2017 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-16C/IQ Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Iraqi Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles NW of Safford, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tucson International Airport, AZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The F-16 crashed during a training exercise. The pilot, an Iraqi national, was training in conjunction with the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Wing out of Tucson and died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-arizona-crash/f-16-fighter-jet-crashes-in-arizona-pilots-fate-unknown-idUSKCN1BH07G?rpc=401&
http://web.archive.org/web/20171003194458/http://ktar.com/story/1720486/national-guard-f-16-fighter-jet-crashes-arizona-pilot/
http://www.f-16.net/f-16-news-article5088.html
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/36299851/tucsons-top-3-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-your-day
http://alert5.com/2017/09/06/it-was-iraqi-f-16-that-crashed-in-arizona/#more-64781
Media:
Iraqi pilot. A major was killed due to F16 crash in Arizona early this morning. pic.twitter.com/4nBK1GN5bp
— mazin faiq (@mazabc) 6 septembre 2017
Iraqi pilot confirmed dead after Iraqi air force F-16 crashed yesterday conducting a routine training mission in conjunction with the AZANG.
— 162nd Wing (@162ndFW) September 6, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2017 06:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Sep-2017 06:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2017 06:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2017 09:52 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Sep-2017 12:26 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 06-Sep-2017 15:25 | Moises Gallegos | Updated [Operator, Embed code] |
| 06-Sep-2017 15:25 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2017 15:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2017 15:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2017 15:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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