ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46729
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 June 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 23rd TFSqn /52nd TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 86-0247 |
| MSN: | 5C-353 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Burbach-Marxzell, 19 km WSW Pforzheim (BWü) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baden Baden AFB (FKB/EDAL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 29 June 1988: Crashed near Merxzell-Burbach, 19 km WSW Pforzheim (BWü), Germany. It was the third F-16 to crash in a single day on German soil, and the German Government stopped low level flying throughout country from December 1988 onwards.
The pilot (Capt. Jack Friedman) ejected safely. The cause was determined as a failure of the no. 5 engine bearing. The aircraft was temporarily stationed at Baden-Baden AFB (the 23rd TFS were usually stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM/ETAD))
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2030/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1986.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 |
| 11-Nov-2008 01:08 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Aug-2013 13:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2013 02:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2021 21:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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