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F-16 Aircraft Database

F-16 Accident Reports for 1983




Found 22 F-16s, displaying 16-22 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N FY/n AF/Unit Version Info Details
28 Aug 1983 [w/o] 227 78-0331 IDFAF  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 15D 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 10B 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 10B 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 15K Details
Crashed on the Utah Test & Training Range killing Captain Christopher Barber
18 Nov 1983 [w/o] 79350 79-0350 USAF 474 TFW F-16A Block 10 Details

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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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