ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162309
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| Date: | Thursday 11 September 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 312 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-228 |
| MSN: | 6D-17/L-030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Churchill River Valley, 55 nm SW of Goose Bay, Newfoundland -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland (YYR/CYR) |
| CFB Goosebay, Newfoundland (YYR/CYR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 78-0228, built by Fokker and delivered 21 August 1980. Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) 11 September 1997 when ran into trees after failing to clear a ridge during a low-level training flight in the Churchill River Valley, 55 nm south-west of Goose Bay, Newfoundland.
Structural damage to the wings and fuselage was the result. The aircraft recovered safely at Goose Bay. It was later returned to the Netherlands, although only repaired to static display standards for ground instructional use. (This F-16 was scheduled for retirement anyway, as it was almost "out of hours" in regard to the airframe fatigue life)
By December 2000, J-228 was in use as a ground instructional airframe at Woensdrecht Air Base. By November 2004, J-228 was mounted on a pedestal near the main entrance of Leeuwarden AB.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/228/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
3. http://www.flyingbrick.nl/f16.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2013 02:40 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Nov-2014 11:06 | INV | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2021 20:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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