Incident Saab JAS 39A Gripen 39156,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175637
 
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Date:Monday 20 September 1999
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SB39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Saab JAS 39A Gripen
Owner/operator:Flygvapnet
Registration: 39156
MSN: 39-156
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lake Vänern -   Sweden
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:F7 Såtenäs (ESIB)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Entered the turbulence behind another Gripen during training, flying low over water. When the ground collision warning sounded, the pilot ejected according to instructions. However the warning was false (temporary).

Sources:

unknown
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Apr-2015 08:40 TB Added
27-Apr-2015 19:25 Masen63 Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Oct-2015 17:24 junior sjc Updated [Aircraft type, Registration]
25-Oct-2015 15:44 junior sjc Updated [Cn]
07-Jan-2017 20:37 TB Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source]

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