F-16 crash near March ARB - report released

摘要

AIR COMBAT Command has released the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board report into the May 16, 2019, crash of a South Dakota Air National Guard F-16C into a warehouse near March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California - see Attrition, July 2019, p108. The report, published on May 31 this year, identifies the aircraft involved as Block 40 F-16C 88-0477 assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing/175th Fighter Squadron 'Lobos' at Sioux Falls Regional Airport-Joe Foss Field, South Dakota. The aircraft was undertaking duties with the 144th FW, Detachment 1, at March ARB when it crashed on approach to the base at 1539hrs local time. There were no fatalities, but the mishap aircraft (MA) impacted a commercial warehouse, resulting in minor injuries to people working there. The mishap pilot (MP), assigned to the 144th FW, Det 1, ejected before impact and sustained minor injuries. The MA, valued at US$24,991,645, was destroyed and the environmental clean-up cost was US$3,937,652.