ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46652
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 September 1990 |
| Time: | 20:27 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C |
| Owner/operator: | 70th TFS, 347th TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 89-2027 |
| MSN: | 1C-180 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 nm SW of Allendale, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Moody AFB, Georgia (VAD/KVAD) |
| Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delivered to the USAF 29 August 1990. Crashed 19 September 1990 - just three weeks after delivery - when hit the ground 12 nautical miles south-west of Allendale, South Carolina, at approximate co-ordinates 33"48.10' N, 81"24.30' W, killing the pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Barry Bost (call-sign "NOBBY 91").
The board of inquiry concluded that the aircraft caught fire in flight, and that the pilot did not eject from his F-16 before impact.
Sources:
1. Flight International 8-14 May 1991
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2875/
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. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0301/ML030170541.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allendale,_South_Carolina
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Dec-2008 11:55 | harro | Updated |
| 06-Nov-2013 00:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2013 02:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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