F16 vs Cessna 150 collision

[DaveA]

According to WCIV in Charleston, SC there was a midair between a Sumter based F16 that collided with a 150 about 2 miles SE of Moncks Corner SC/Berkeley Co Airport KMKS about 1.5 hrs ago (11am EDT). According to Google maps, it's on an old plantation that's mostly trees. The guys at Shaw AFB says the F16 pilot ejected safely...but the 150? OMG, this is bad....

 

[Jim Logajan]

Press conference: Dennis Diaz NTSB investigator is emphatic that they are lead in this investigation. Victims were supposedly in N3601V, a 150M based at KMKS, and the son, aged 30, was flying, father, 68, was passenger (his body was recovered- still looking for 30 y/o pilot). Most of the 150 is suspected to be in the Cooper River.

Both had operating transponders according to Diaz, and he says that they have high quality data from radar. He says they will examine types of transponders/radar/type data/operational aspects in the investigation.

Witness says he saw the jet dump fuel or tanks- now everyone is asking hazmat/fuel/environmental questions, and the EPA is on site.

He states the F16 continued on for a few miles after impact before it went down.

Thanks for a post with some relevant data.
Kathryn's Report web site has collected more data and photos for those still interested in the particulars of this accident:

http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2015/07/cessna-150-and-f-16c-fighting-falcon.html

 

[Jim Logajan]

From the link above: "According to National Transportation Safety Board Air Safety Investigator Dennis Diaz, both aircraft had active radar. The F-16 had not encountered engine problems prior to the accident as had been speculation after the collision."

Well equipped C150.

Humor results when a reporter attempts to rephrase what was actually said, which another article reports as being:

"Both aircraft had operable transponders that basically report back to the radar site the aircraft's location and altitude," Diaz said. "I know the data's there, and we're going to be reviewing it."

Also:

The collision happened between 2,000 and 3,000 feet altitude, Col. Stephen Jost, the commander of the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw, said at a news conference Tuesday.