ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162325
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| Date: | Friday 20 March 1998 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 21st TFSqn /455th TFWg Republic of China AF |
| Registration: | 6828 |
| MSN: | TB-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Taiwan Strait, 55 km west of Huayu Islet, Ma-Kung, Penghu County -
 Taiwan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chia Yi AB, Taiwan (CYI/RKCU) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 93-0849, delivered to Taiwan under FMS Program Peace Fenghuang. Written off 20 March 1998 when crashed into the Taiwan Strait approximately 55 kilometres West of Huayu Islet at Ma-Kung, Penghu County, Taiwan, at Latitude north 23 degrees 37 minutes, longitude east 118 degrees 53 minutes.
The accident happened at 14:30 hours while conducting tactical manoeuvre training. Ships and helicopters were used to find the crew, Major Chin-Sung Wen and a student Captain Chia-Cheng Chan. But the search was hampered by strong winds and waves and was in vain: the crew were never found.
The loss was Taiwan's first fatal loss with the F-16. Hence all Taiwan F-16's were grounded. F-16B's started flying again on March 25 while F-16A's flew again on March 26.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/4211/
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215020332/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/ROCAF/f_16_rocaf.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1993.html
4. http://www.f-16.net/f-16-news-article332.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiayi_Airport
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma-kung
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2013 05:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Nov-2013 05:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 10:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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