ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46781
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| Date: | Thursday 9 October 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 612th TFSqn /401st TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 82-0998 |
| MSN: | 61-591 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bardenas Reales Weapons Range, 35 miles NW of Zaragosa -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Torrejon AB, Spain (TOJ/LETO) |
| Zaragosa AB, Spain (ZAZ/LEZG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 9 October 1986; crashed due to bird strike (vulture?) whilst flying at low altitude over the Bardenas Reales Weapons Range, 35 miles north-west of Zaragosa, Spain, at approximate co-ordinates 42°11′ 27″ N, 1°28′12″W. The pilot ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1328/
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
4. http://www.int-birdstrike.org/Amsterdam_Papers/IBSC25%20WPSA1.pdf
5. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a194905.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardenas_Reales
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Aug-2010 13:20 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2013 17:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2021 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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