ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46422
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 September 2003 |
| Time: | 09:55 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16CG Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 35th FSqn /8th FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 89-2084 |
| MSN: | 1C-237 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yellow Sea, 56.5 miles SW of Kunsan AB, North Jerolla Province -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kunsan AB, South Korea (KUN/RKJK) |
| Kunsan AB, South Korea (KUN/RKJK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 9 September 2003 at 09:55 local time, when crashed in the Yellow Sea, 56.5 miles south-west of Kunsan AFB, South Korea. The pilot, Captain Kevin Dydyk, ejected at just 400 feet AMSL, and was rescued 90 minutes after the crash.
The official USAF accident report indicates that the pilot flew too low during an air-to-air combat training mission and criticised both pilot and his instructor (in the 'opposing' F-16) for poor situational awareness
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 293]
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2932/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1989.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
5. http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/ExecSum2003/F-16CG_Kunsan_9Sep03.pdf
6. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0907/ML090770385.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Nov-2013 01:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2021 10:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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