What happened
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(-23)On November 16, 2000, at about 1548 EST, an F-16 military jet operated by the 347th wing, air command,hoem station at moody afb, valdosta, GA, and a Cessna 172, registration number N73829, registered to crystal aerogroup, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight experienced a mild air collision in the vicinity of Bradenton, FL. VFR fligth conditions prevailed. The F-16 was one of two aircraft operating on a low altitude training mission. No flight plan was filed for the Cessna 172. The pilot for the F-16 successfully ejected and was unharmed, while the Cessna pilot was fatally injured. The two F-16'S departed moody afb at an undetermined time, while the Cessna 172 departed Sarasota/Bradenton international airport, Sarasota, FL about 18 minutes before the accident. According to air traffic control the two F-16'S cancelled IFR and began a VFR decent. Preliminary investigation indicates the two (2) F-16'S entered class b, and class c, airspace without establishing two-radio communications with air traffic control. The Cessna 172 departed srq under VFR enroute to albert whitted airport, st. petersburg, FL. The Cessna 172 crashed in the rosedale golf and country club area, Bradenton, FL. The F-16 crashed approximately three (3) miles south of the Cessna 172,and five (5) miles east of Sarasota, in a wooded area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON NOVEMBER 16, 2000, AT ABOUT 1548 EST, AN F-16 MILITARY JET OPERATED BY THE 347TH WING, AIR COMMAND,HOEM STATION AT MOODY AFB, VALDOSTA, GA, AND A CESSNA 172, REGISTRATION NUMBER N73829, REGISTERED TO CRYSTAL AEROGROUP, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A MILD AIR COLLISION IN THE VICINITY OF BRADENTON, FL. VFR FLIGTH CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE F-16 WAS ONE OF TWO AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON A LOW ALTITUDE TRAINING MISSION. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CESSNA 172. THE PILOT FOR THE F-16 SUCCESSFULLY EJECTED AND WAS UNHARMED, WHILE THE CESSNA PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE TWO F-16'S DEPARTED MOODY AFB AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME, WHILE THE CESSNA 172 DEPARTED SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SARASOTA, FL ABOUT 18 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THE TWO F-16'S CANCELLED IFR AND BEGAN A VFR DECENT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE TWO (2) F-16'S ENTERED CLASS B, AND CLASS C, AIRSPACE WITHOUT ESTABLISHING TWO-RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE CESSNA 172 DEPARTED SRQ UNDER VFR ENROUTE TO ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT, ST. PETERSBURG, FL. THE CESSNA 172 CRASHED IN THE ROSEDALE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB AREA, BRADENTON, FL. THE F-16 CRASHED APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) MILES SOUTH OF THE CESSNA 172,AND FIVE (5) MILES EAST OF SARASOTA, IN A WOODED AREA.
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