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Airframe Details for F-16 #87-0327

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Aircraft: 87-0327
LM Aero T/V 5C-588
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 87327
F-16C Block 32J
Current USAF 87327
F-16C Block 32J
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
13 Mar 1989 [act] 87327 F-16C Block 32J
14 Mar 1989 [act] 87327 USAF 422 TES 'WA' F-16C Block 32J
Oct 1989 [act] 87327 USAF FWS 'WA' F-16C Block 32J
Oct 1991 [act] 87327 USAF USAF ADS F-16C Block 32J " Louisville Slugger II"
Special characteristics:
  • Display team: Thunderbirds
Thunderbird single-seater in the 1992 - current timeframe. Had number 6 attached on June 11th, 1999 and March 3rd, 2003 and untill its accident. This airframe was already the second number 6 that crashed. Was probably a replacement for F-16C #87-0309 and its replacement was 86-0281.
14 Sep 2003 [msh] 87327 USAF USAF ADS F-16C Block 32J News Article
Crashed during a demonstration at Mountain Home AB, Idaho. The pilot, Capt. Chris Stricklin, misjudged the altitude required to perform a split-S manoeuvre and started the pull down at only 1,670ft (510m) instead of the required 2,500ft (760m). The error most likely resulted from using an incorrect airfield altitude. Capt. Stricklin ejected only 8/10 of a second, at an altitude of 140ft (42m), before impact. The aircraft brought in to replace it was 86-0281.
14 Sep 2003 [w/o] 87327 USAF USAF ADS F-16C Block 32J 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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