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Aircraft: 84-1293
LM Aero T/V 5C-130
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 84293
F-16C Block 25E
Current USAF 84293
F-16C Block 25E
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
24 Jan 1986 [act] 84293 F-16C Block 25E
Feb 1986 [act] 84293 USAF 86 TFW 'RS' F-16C Block 25E
Jan 1987 [act] 84293 USAF 496 TFS 'HR' F-16C Block 25E
18 Dec 1989 [msh] 84293 USAF 496 TFS 'HR' F-16C Block 25E
Collided with F-16C (#84-1293) over Maxdorf, Germany. One pilot, First Lieutenant Steve 'Sunny' Sundstrom (in 84-1293) died, the other pilot, Major Rodd Kallman ejected safely. Both were engaging F-15s in BFM when in their final engagement they 'bellied' each other trying to pursuit the same F-15. Lack of situational awareness was the cause of this collision. Both aircraft crashed around 16:12 hours. Lt. Sundstrom did eject, but the heavily shaking aircraft made the seat also to be heavily moving and getting entangled with the chute lines, which prevented it from deploying. The pilot wasn't able to disentangle himself before impact.
18 Dec 1989 [w/o] 84293 USAF 496 TFS 'HR' F-16C Block 25E AIB Report

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SSgt. Lowell Minnick

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496th Tactical Fighter Squadron "The World's Finest" , 1988 - 1989
Crashed long after i left hahn


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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