ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46605
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| Date: | Thursday 3 October 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C |
| Owner/operator: | 422nd TESqn /53rd TEGp USAF |
| Registration: | 89-2059 |
| MSN: | 1C-212 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nellis Ranges, Clark County, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, Nevada (LSV/KLSV) |
| Nellis AFB, Nevada (LSV/KLSV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-16C 89-2059 of the 422nd Test Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Test Evaluation Group, USAF was written off on October 3rd 1991 when it crashed on the Nellis AFB Range, Clark County, Nevada. The pilot, Captain Percival Taylor "Teflon" Gates, was killed in crash.
89-2059 was delivered on October 31st 1990, so was just under one year old when it crashed.
Sources:
1. Flight International 13/19 May 1992
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2907/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1989.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. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=16678699
6. http://f16crewchief.deviantart.com/art/FY-1989-Block-42-F-16C-No-10-276835467
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jul-2010 08:38 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Source] |
| 08-Nov-2013 00:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 17:04 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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