Date:	Monday 1 October 1979
Time:
Type:	General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
Owner/operator:	16th TFTSqn USAF
Registration:	78-0006
MSN:	61-12
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Nellis AFB, 2 miles NE of Rachel, Nevada -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Nellis AFB, Nevada
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Crashed in Nevada due to an engine problem. An MOT&E aircraft was lost as it ran out of flight control authority. The pilot was simply rocking the wings at low altitiude to acknowledge an F-15 simulated attack over Nellis range.

The flight control limitations were not fully known or understood by engineers and the triple ejection racks (TERs) loaded on stations 3 & 7 disrupted airflow over the wings causing loss of control at low altitude. Pilot ejected successfully and was able to steer himself clear of the fireball without injury.

http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/16
http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
http://www.dreamlandresort.com/info/crash_sites.html
http://www.rachel-nevada.com/rachel_history.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
04-Nov-2008 10:35	ASN archive	Added
12-Apr-2011 15:51	gerard57	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
03-Oct-2011 14:49	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Feb-2021 21:21	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, Operator]