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| Date: | Wednesday 5 October 2016 |
| Time: | c. 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-16I Block 52 Sufa |
| Owner/operator: | Israeli Air Force |
| Registration: | 119 |
| MSN: | YD-21 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ramon Air Base (LLRM) -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ramon Air Base (LLRM) |
| Ramon Air Base (LLRM) |
The crew decided to eject after they experiencing a loss of control just before landing. The pilot was killed as a result of the ejection while the navigator suffered only light injuries. The fighter was part of a large strike package dispatched in response to a Gaza-launched rocket that landed in the southern Israeli town of Sderot.
As a result of the mishap, the air force intends to change its procedures related to asymmetric flight towards landing, instructing pilots to drop unused weapons into the sea in order to stabilise their aircraft.
Sources:
www.jpost.com
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2016/10/05/israeli-pilot-dies-after-f-16i-ejection-following-gaza-attack/
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-reviews-unused-weapons-carriage-after-f-16i-c-434348/
Location
Media:
More: #Scene of the war plane #crash. pic.twitter.com/wnJSYvBoxk
— Jewish Breaking News (@JBN) 5 oktober 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2016 19:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Oct-2016 19:21 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 05-Oct-2016 19:24 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2016 19:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2016 14:48 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-Feb-2017 11:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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