ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46614
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 May 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 312 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-880 |
| MSN: | 6D-97/L-197 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 18 miles west of Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Decimomannau, Sardinia (DCI/LIED) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 81-0880, delivered 13 June 1985. Written off 21 May 1991 when control was lost in a dive, after an unrecoverable engine stall, during air combat manoeuvres on a sortie from Decimomannu Air Base, Cagliari, Sardinia. The incident took place over the Mediterranean, 18 miles off the western coast of Sardinia, Italy.
The pilot ejected safely, and was rescued by a SAR helicopter from Decimomoanu. The wreckage of J-880 was recovered, and sold for scrap at Gilze-Rijen in 1992, after completion of accident investigation procedures.
Sources:
1. Flight International 13-19 May 1992
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1180/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1981.html
4. http://www.volkelpics.nl/rotaties%20Volkel/AIM2009-1.pdf
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721021837/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/YEAR_Pages/1991.htm#may
6. http://www.volkelpics.nl/rotaties%20Volkel/AIM2009-1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jan-2009 11:43 | harro | Updated |
| 07-Nov-2013 21:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 11:08 | INV | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2021 12:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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