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Aircraft: 91-0397
LM Aero T/V CC-95
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 91397
F-16C Block 50D
Current USAF 91397
F-16C Block 50D
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
24 Nov 1993 [act] 91397 F-16C Block 50D
Dec 1993 [act] 91397 USAF 363 FW 'SW' F-16C Block 50D
Jan 1994 [act] 91397 USAF 78 FS 'SW' F-16C Block 50D
22 Jul 1998 [msh] 91397 USAF 78 FS 'SW' F-16C Block 50D News Article
Crashed 19 kilometres off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The F-16 was in a simulated air-to-air combat training exercise from Shaw AFB. The pilot, Captain James Sevick, ejected safely and was subsequently rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter. In August the wreckage of the aircraft was recovered from a depth of fifty feet. Cause of the crash was a faulty bearing in the engine which controls airflow. The result was low thrust and inability to retain altitude. Wreckage kept at Shaw AFB.
22 Jul 1998 [w/o] 91397 USAF 78 FS 'SW' F-16C Block 50D AIB Report
Remains from the tail section were put up for sale on a popular auction site for $2500 around year 2016.

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MSgt. Christopher Davis

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78th Fighter Squadron "Bushmasters" , 1997 - 1998
Lost my first bird off the coast of South Carolina due to engine problems.

TSgt. Bart Phillips

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78th Fighter Squadron "Bushmasters" , 1993 - 1996
After the 33rd disbanded the 363rd Fighter Wing changed to the 20th the Squadrons redesignated I went to the 78th FS which was formerly the 19th i got to be the DCC of a brand new F-16c Block 50 after i left Shaw i learned the plane crashed in the Atlantic outside of Myrtle Beach SC


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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