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Default Air Force Logo NEWS RELEASE: F-16D THUNDERBIRD ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED
Excess airspeed and insufficient stopping distance on a wet runway resulted in an F-16D being overturned and destroyed upon landing at Dayton International Airport, Ohio, June 23, 2017, according to an Accident Investigation Board report released today. The pilot sustained injuries and the crewmember was uninjured.The mishap occurred after a
0 11/03
2017
Maj. Alex Turner, Thunderbird 6, performs a sneak pass over the crowd during the March Air Reserve Base Airfest "Thunder Over the Empire" air show at March ARB, Calif., April 17, 2016. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz) F-16CM THUNDERBIRD ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED
A throttle trigger malfunction and inadvertent throttle rotation resulted in an F-16CM being destroyed upon impacting the ground south of Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, June 2, 2016, according to an Accident Investigation Board report released today. The Thunderbird pilot ejected and sustained a minor injury.
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2016
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