Accident General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon 80-0617,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46905
 
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Date:Thursday 20 January 1983
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
Owner/operator:313th TFSqn /50th TFWg USAF
Registration: 80-0617
MSN: 61-338
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 miles west of Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Hahn AB, West Germany (EDAH)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 20/1/1983: Crashed three miles West of Sinsheim*, Germany. The pilot was killed in the mishap.

(*Sinsheim is in the Rhine Neckar Area of the state Baden-Württemberg about 22 kilometers southeast of Heidelberg)

Sources:

1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/756/
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
02-Sep-2013 00:07 Dr.John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Oct-2013 02:32 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Source]
16-Jul-2020 14:46 Dietmar Heinz Updated [Operator]
23-Nov-2020 18:31 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
11-Feb-2021 13:51 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator]

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