ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46896
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 April 1983 |
| Time: | c. 21:00 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 322 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-227 |
| MSN: | 6D-16/L-028 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hoogeveen, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden AB, Netherlands (EHLW) |
| Leeuwarden AB, Netherlands (EHLW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 aircraft (J-224 and J-227) collided with terrain near farms during a dog fight at low altitude near Hoogeveen, Netherlands. The pilot, Captain J.B. Huisman, did not survive the impact. Both aircraft were performing a close-in dogfight in dusk conditions and suffered what is known as Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT).
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?code=LC&date=19830427&id=LC-19830427-1013
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/227/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
4. http://kw.jonker.co/index.php/nl/?option=com_content&view=article&id=352:general-dynamics-f-16-&catid=55:g&Itemid=184&lang=en&limitstart=2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Nov-2008 06:32 | harro | Updated |
| 29-May-2012 11:19 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2013 03:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2019 19:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 12:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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