ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46719
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 September 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 388th TFWg /34th TFSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 82-0994 |
| MSN: | 61-587 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Salt Lake, W of Salt Lake City, Utah -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) |
| Hill AFB, Utah (HIF/KHIF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed 13 September 1988: 82-0994 suffered a mid-air collision after a lightning strike and crashed onto the Great Salt Lake, Utah.
The other F-16 that it collided with recovered safely to Hill AFB, but was missing the horizontal stab and most of the ventral fin on one side. However, F-16A 82-0994 was never located or recovered. The pilot ejected safely.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1324/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1982.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Nov-2013 00:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2021 21:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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