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Aviation => Aviation Accidents/Incidents => Topic started by: Bernd2012 on July 07, 2015, 01:29:19 PM

Title: Anyone have the audio of the f16 / piper midair near charleston?
Post by: Bernd2012 on July 07, 2015, 01:29:19 PM

Just heard on the news that a fighter jet (the news said f16) and a private plane (news said piper cub) had collided near charleston in the last hour. Don't have anything more.

Title: Re: Anyone have the audio of the f16 / piper midair near charleston?
Post by: Bernd2012 on July 07, 2015, 01:37:00 PM

Cnn is putting it at 11am and has a photo of a jet engine lying next to a camping trailer. Said it is unknown about injuries/ fatalities. 11 miles north of Charleston.

Title: Re: Anyone have the audio of the f16 / piper midair near charleston?
Post by: Gstrawley on July 07, 2015, 02:29:35 PM

I don't see a feed for Charleston, SC, on this website. Sorry.

Title: Re: Anyone have the audio of the f16 / piper midair near charleston?
Post by: martyj19 on July 07, 2015, 10:48:31 PM

Sad case indeed.  NTSB has the aircraft type as Cessna 150.  Not been able to find a tail number published yet.

Title: Re: Anyone have the audio of the f16 / piper midair near charleston?
Post by: iliketofly on July 21, 2015, 09:28:30 AM

From the reports that I've read it sounded like the 150 was VFR and climbed into the path of the F-16 at 1,200 feet. ATC notified the F-16 of an unidentified target ahead of him and on an opposite track. I was wondering if it is standard practice for a military aircraft to have its radar on and if so wouldn't the F-16 have seen the plane ahead or was it too low to clear the ground clutter?