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Aircraft: 86-0257
LM Aero T/V 5C-363
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 86257
F-16C Block 32C
Current USAF 86257
F-16C Block 32C
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
23 Sep 1987 [act] 86257 F-16C Block 32C
Oct 1987 [act] 86257 USAF 302 TFS 'LR' F-16C Block 32C
01 Oct 1991 [act] 86257 USAF 302 FS 'LR' F-16C Block 32C
Jul 1994 [act] 86257 USAF 704 FS 'TX' F-16C Block 32C
Apr 1996 [act] 86257 USAF 93 FS 'FM' F-16C Block 32C
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 482 OG
19 Mar 1997 [msh] 86257 USAF 93 FS 'FM' F-16C Block 32C
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 482 OG
Collided with F-16D #86-0040 from the same squadron over the Gulf of Mexico. Five F-16's were in an air-to-air photo session. The F-16D was passing under three F-16C's when it hit one of the aircraft. The F-16C lost its entire nose and could not regain control. The pilot was forced to eject. The pilot, Major Dennis Daley, ejected from the aircraft at 11:45 hours. Twenty minutes later a United States Coast Guard helicopter picked him up unharmed near Key West, Florida. The aircraft was from Homestead AFB, Florida and marked '482 OG'.
19 Mar 1997 [w/o] 86257 USAF 93 FS 'FM' F-16C Block 32C 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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