Aircraft History
| Date |
Status |
Local S/N |
Airforce/Unit |
Version |
Name |
Info |
| 24 May 1993 |
[msh] |
90832 |
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F-16C
Block 50B
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First pre-delivery crash (company acceptance flight). The pilot attempted a split-S at 2,100 feet and was forced to eject at only 680 ft with his nose 40° low. The pilot (LMTAS senior experimental test pilot), Joe Bill Dryden, was killed. The aircraft crashed 20 miles west of Fort Worth near Mineral Wells, Texas. Bill was unable to separate from the ejection seat before impacting.
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| 24 May 1993 |
[w/o] |
90832 |
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F-16C
Block 50B
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| 23 Aug 1993 |
[w/o] |
90832 |
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F-16C
Block 50B
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Aircraft delivery to USAF on this date occured on paper only
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Abbreviations and symbols:
| [act] |
Active |
[msh] |
Involved in Mishap |
[w/o] |
Write-off |
| [cld] |
Cancelled Order |
[o/o] |
On Order |
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| [des] |
Destroyed (drone) |
[pre] |
Preserved (museum, gateguard) |
T/V |
LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number |
| [emb] |
Embargoed |
[scr] |
Scrapped |
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Photo Available |
| [i/a] |
Instructional Airframe |
[sto] |
Stored (e.g. at AMARG) |
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USAF 90832