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Airframe Details for F-16 #81-0814

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Aircraft: 81-0814
LM Aero T/V 62-83
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 81814
F-16B Block 15D
Current USAF 81814
F-16B Block 15D
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
10 Dec 1982 [act] 81814 F-16B Block 15D
Jan 1983 [act] 81814 USAF 80 TFS 'WP' F-16B Block 15D
Jan 1985 [act] 81814 USAF 80 TFS 'WP' F-16B Block 15D
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 8 TFW
Oct 1988 [act] 81814 USAF 347 TFW 'MY' F-16B Block 15D
Oct 1989 [act] 81814 USAF 111 FIS F-16B Block 15D
08 Jun 1991 [msh] 81814 USAF 111 FIS F-16B Block 15D
Cause of the crash was a fuel shut-off valve, which is a safety device in case of a fire. The aircraft was flying from Holloman AFB, New Mexico to Ellington Field, Texas. The pilot felt a vibration followed by a bang which stopped the engine at an altitude of only 3,000 feet. The pilot re-light the engine and the same thing happened again. At this point the pilot, Captain Kenneth J. Gurry, ejected, because the aircraft was descending through 800 feet of altitude. The ejection occurred near League City, Texas. The ejection seat was repaired and used for training, then placed in the Texas Military Forces Museum.
08 Jun 1991 [w/o] 81814 USAF 111 FIS F-16B Block 15D AIB Report

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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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