Accident Lockheed Martin F-16C 516,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89875
 
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Date:Wednesday 5 December 2007
Time:c. 19:41 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed Martin F-16C
Owner/operator:Elliniki Polemikí Aeroporía
Registration: 516
MSN: XK-17
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:20 mi S of Mount Athos -   Greece
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Larisa AB, Thessaly (LRA/LGLR)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into the Aegaean Sea during night exercise on the Psathoura Island Ranges on the Sporades archipelago with three other F-16s. Flt Lt Athanasios Batsaras (35) did not eject.

Sources:

http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/4801/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=467gYfQcKmc
http://www.ellinikos-stratos.com/aeroporia/atiximata_1.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Feb-2011 08:16 nikitas Added
22-Feb-2012 01:13 marko Updated [Registration, Operator]
27-Nov-2013 08:05 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
27-Nov-2013 15:41 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Sep-2014 18:37 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Sep-2014 15:49 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code]
28-Nov-2014 19:11 TB Updated [Location, Source]

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