'Catastrophic' engine failure caused Holloman F-16 crash-report

摘要

Air Education and Training Command has published an Aircraft Accident Investigation report into the loss of a USAF F-16C on a sortie from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, in October 2019 (see Attrition, December 2019, p89). The executive summary of the report, made public on May 7, identified the aircraft as 90-0755 'HO' from the 54th Fighter Group, 314th Fighter Squadron 'Warlords' at Holloman. The aircraft, which was valued at $24,229,944, suffered "catastrophic engine failure" resulting in an uncontrollable engine fire that led to "the pilot's decision to abandon the aircraft", On the evening of October 29, 2019, a flight of three F-16 aircraft departed Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM) at 1826hrs local (L) on a radar-assisted trail departure with the Mishap Aircraft (MA), an F-16C Block 42, tail number 90-0755 'HO', assigned to the 314th Fighter Squadron at Holloman AFB, NM, flying the number 3 position.