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F-16 Accident Reports for 1983

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Found 23 aircraft, displaying 16- 23 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
25 Jul 1983 [ w/o] 78113 78- 0113 USAF 61 TFTS F-16B Block 5 Details
Experienced a fuel pump failure and ended up in the water of the Gulf of Mexico, near McDill AFB, Florida.
28 Aug 1983 [ w/o] 227 78- 0331 IDFAF 117 sqn F-16A Block 10 Details
Was lost during a low-level flight. Captain Dan E. Fredman didn't survive the crash
20 Sep 1983 [ w/o] FA-59 80- 3550 BAF 31 sqn F-16A Block 15 D Details
During a simulated emergency landing at Kleine Brogel AB, the aircraft hit the runway very hard and was severely damaged. Nevertheless the pilot managed to get the aircraft airborne again but subsequently crashed in Overpelt, Belgium. Slt. Mark Mussche from 23 Squadron ejected safely, but the aircraft was from 31 Squadron.
04 Oct 1983 [ w/o] J-252 78- 0252 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 10 B Details
Ran off the runway at Leeuwarden AB. The pilot, Captain J.C. De Vries, was unfortunately killed in the incident. The accident resulted from the ingestion of a heron into the engine at high speed during a heavy weight take-off roll. Since the hook system did not function correctly, the arrestor cable was missed and the aircraft left the end of the runway with a speed of approximately 100kts. Immediately thereafter it overturned and came across a ditch which tore off the nose gear and the nose section. When the aircraft came to a halt, everything ahead of the fuel tank was gone
10 Nov 1983 [ w/o] FA-07 78- 0122 BAF 350 sqn F-16A Block 1 Details
Collided in mid-air with Belgium F-16A (78-0156, FA-41) near Opont, Belgium. Pilot of this aircraft was Lieutenant Roger Uytterhagen
10 Nov 1983 [ w/o] FA-41 78- 0156 BAF 350 sqn F-16A Block 10 B Details
Collided in mid-air with Belgium F-16A (78-0122, FA-07) near Opont, Belgium. Piloted by Captain Michel Thibaut
10 Nov 1983 [ w/o] 82925 82- 0925 USAF 16 TFTS F-16A Block 15 K Details
Crashed on the Utah Test & Training Range killing Captain Christopher Barber. The unit was flying night mission. The pilot accidently perceived the flashing light on a train engine as the strobe of his flight lead and attempted to rejoin on the light with no radar lock.
18 Nov 1983 [ w/o] 79350 79- 0350 USAF 61 TFTS F-16A Block 10 Details

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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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