Airframe Details for F-16 #82-0994

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Airframe Details for F-16 #82-0994



Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: : 82-0994



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Submit a photo 		LM Aero T/V 61-587
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 82994
F-16A Block 15N
Current USAF 82994
F-16A Block 15N
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
30 Jan 1984 [act] 82994 F-16A Block 15N
Feb 1984 [act] 82994 USAF 34 TFS 'HL' F-16A Block 15N
13 Sep 1988 [msh] 82994 USAF 34 TFS 'HL' F-16A Block 15N
Crashed onto the Great Salt Lake, Utah. The aircraft suffered a mid-air collision after a lightning strike. The other F-16 recovered safely at Hill AFB, but was missing the horizontal stab and most of the ventral fin on one side. The airframe was never located or recovered. The pilot ejected safely.
13 Sep 1988 [w/o] 82994 USAF 34 TFS 'HL' F-16A Block 15N

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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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Errors and Omissions

Jan 03, 2012 - 03:10 AM 		Erroneous information on this mishap

There was no mid-air collision. This aircraft was flown in formation with aircraft tail number 82966 (also of the 34 TFS/388 TFW), 994 as wingman, 966 as lead, when lightning struck aircraft 82966. The bolt arced from wingtip of 966 to pitot tube of 994. External wing tanks on both aircraft exploded, which damaged control surfaces. The lightning charge also arced to and damaged the bus that was common for fuel system, air data, and flight controls. 994's flight controls ceased to function, the pilot ejected. The flight controls of 966 were down to one channel, but worked. 966 was landed at Hill by the pilot. 994 was never fully recovered, it sunk through the lake bottom. However, enough pieces were recovered to deduce the series of events described above, along with the evidence available from 966.



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