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Airframe Details for F-16 #83-1089

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Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: : 83-1089
	LM Aero T/V	61-642
	Plant	General Dynamics
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 83089 F-16A Block 15R
	Current	USAF 83089 F-16A Block 15R
	Status	[w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

29 Aug 1984

[act]

83089

F-16A Block 15R

30 Aug 1984

[act]

83089

USAF 363 TFW 'SW'

F-16A Block 15R

Jan 1986

[act]

83089

USAF 306 TFS 'ZF'

F-16A Block 15R

Dec 1986

[act]

83089

USAF 308 TFS 'HS'

F-16A Block 15R

15 Jan 1990

[msh]

83089

USAF 308 TFS 'HS'

F-16A Block 15R

Crashed near Homestead AFB, Florida. The aircraft was lost due to a burn-through in the engine and airframe. The pilot ejected when ATC personal saw a fire plume coming from the side of the aircraft. It was later determined that during a flame holder assembly change, a maintenance rag was left in the afterburner section causing a hot spot. The airforce F-16 units then began counting rags taken out on a daily basis. The aircraft was viewed with the vertical stabilizer above the water as it crashed in shallow water at the end of the runway.

15 Jan 1990

[w/o]

83089

USAF 308 TFS 'HS'

F-16A Block 15R

Happened in 1990 not in 1991 as previously reported (2 sources support this).

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Abbreviations and symbols:

[act]	Active	[msh]	Involved in Mishap	[w/o]	Write-off
[cld]	Cancelled Order	[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
[i/a]	Instructional Airframe	[sto]	Stored (e.g. at AMARG)

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