ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46385
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| Date: | Friday 4 December 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16D |
| Owner/operator: | 522nd FS, 27th FW, USAF |
| Registration: | 87-0389 |
| MSN: | 5D-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pecos MOA, 30 miles S of Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cannon AFB, New Mexico (CVS/KCVS) |
| Cannon AFB, New Mexico (CVS/KCVS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 4 December 1998 when crashed at the Pecos MOA, 30 miles SW of Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Randel Meyer, and the passenger, Senior Airman Hugo Serrano-Molina, both ejected safely, but with Hugo breaking his ankle. The aircraft was on an incentive flight as a reward for Hugo. The aircraft was based at Cannon AFB, New Mexico. Cause of the crash was engine failure.
This F-16 had previously been involved in a collision on the runway on January 26th, 1994 at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/news_article112.html
2. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0302/ML030290533.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1987.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
5. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2415/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Nov-2013 22:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2013 22:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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