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F-16 Airframe Details for 90-0725




Aircraft Profile

USAF FY/N: 90-0725
LM Aero T/V 1C-333
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered  USAF 90725
 F-16C Block 40H
Current  USAF 90725
 F-16C Block 40H
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
20 Aug 1991 [act] 90725 USAF  F-16C Block 40H
Jan 1992 [act] 90725 USAF 31 FW 'HS' F-16C Block 40H
Aug 1992 [act] 90725 USAF 68 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40H
Comments:
Sometime in 1993 the EPU electrical harness caught fire inflight, burned many other harnesses also. Aircrew landed the aircraft safely.
Apr 2001 [act] 90725 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40H
01 May 2001 [msh] 90725 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40H
Comments:
Main gear collapsed and a crewmember was injured by the port wing stabilizer. The tail of the aircraft came down and wrecked the ventral fins. Here are the events as described by that crewmember: "There had been changes made to the order in which normal maintenance inspections were performed. Basically our normal way of doing things had been changed. These changes are what allowed this mishap to occur. The evening before I reported for work my swing-shift counterpart found a cracked landing gear handle lense. In the course of fixing the handle someone inadvertently left the handle in the up position. Therefore when the pilot started the jet the main landing gear retracted. I received an L2 compression fracture, a dislocated right ankle, and a broken fibula". This incident happened at Hato, Curaçao. All flying was cancelled for the day. The aircraft was returned to flying status by May 18th, 2001.
18 May 2001 [act] 90725 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40H
Unknown [act] 90725 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40H "Lets Roll"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
Jun 2005 [act] 90725 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40H

Crew Chief Comments

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SSgt. Charles Brown

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68th Fighter Squadron "Lightning Lancers" , 1999 - 2001



Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [msh] Involved in Mishap [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARC)
[cld] Cancelled order [o/o] On Order T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) [w/o] Write-off
[i/a] Instructional Airframe [scr] Scrapped Photo Available



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