ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162520
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| Date: | Monday 4 December 2006 |
| Time: | 08:31 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 62nd FSqn /56th FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 84-1319 |
| MSN: | 5D-13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barry M. Goldwater Range, 18 miles south of Gila Bend, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) |
| Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 4 December 2006 when the F-16 crashed at 8:31 hours just east of Highway 85 on the Barry M. Goldwater Range, 18 miles south of Gila Bend, Arizona.
According to the official USAF report into the incident, the cause of the crash was engine failure. Specifically, a faulty weld in the AP4/Igniter boss on the right hand side of the engine. The cased an explosion and a catastrophic (non-recoverable) engine fire/engine failure
Both crew ejected safely. The F-16 was on a training flight with an instructor and a student pilot.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1649/
2. http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/ExecSum2007/F-16D_BarryGoldwaterRange_4Dec06.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1984.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218164837/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_00s.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2013 22:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Feb-2021 10:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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