ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46930
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 May 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 388th TFWg /16th TFTSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 78-0067 |
| MSN: | 61-63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Salt Lake, west 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 |
Written off 11/5/1982 when impacted the ground at Great Salt Lake, west of Salt Lake City, Utah. A birdstrike caused the radome to shred and the F-16 to lose control. Pilot ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/67/
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.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060905-F-1234S-038.jpg
5. http://www.int-birdstrike.org/Amsterdam_Papers/IBSC25%20WPSA1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Nov-2011 11:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2013 23:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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