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Airframe Details for F-16 #78-0046

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Aircraft: 78-0046
	LM Aero T/V	61-42
	Plant	General Dynamics
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 78046 F-16A Block 5
	Current	USAF 78046 F-16A Block 5
	Status	[w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

08 Jan 1980

[act]

78046

F-16A Block 5

09 Jan 1980

[act]

78046

USAF 34 TFS 'HL'

F-16A Block 5

Unknown

[act]

78046

USAF 4 TFS 'HL'

F-16A Block 5

05 Aug 1981

[msh]

78046

USAF 4 TFS 'HL'

F-16A Block 5

Crashed in the Utah Test & Training Range, killing the pilot, Captain J. Edgington Moats at 14:54 hours. All USAF F-16's were grounded two days later. It was the F-16's second grounding. Cause of accident was a malfunctioning bleed air valve which allowed bleed air to leak out onto the EPU, causing an electrical surge that shut down the flight control computer. The pilot initiated ejection, but was too late.

05 Aug 1981

[w/o]

78046

USAF 4 TFS 'HL'

F-16A Block 5

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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