F-16 Accidents & Mishaps for the Turkish Air Force

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F-16 Accidents & Mishaps for the Turkish Air Force



Found 24 aircraft, displaying 1-15 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
05 Jul 1991 [w/o] 86-0067 86-0067 TUAF 143 Filo F-16C Block 30B Details
Went down near Dinar, Turkey killing the pilot, Capt. Muzaffer Garip.
03 Mar 2005 [w/o] 86-0191 86-0191 TUAF 143 Filo F-16D Block 30B News Article Details
The aircraft crashed at 6:30 hours over rugged terrain in Yenice. The two pilots, Captain Fatih Devravut and Lieutenant Fatih Keskin, where killed in this accident. The aircraft took off from Akinci AB (Murted) in the morning for a training flight when it disappeared from radar screens.
25 Jun 1992 [w/o] 87-0012 87-0012 TUAF 143 Filo F-16C Block 30B Details
07 May 1991 [w/o] 88-0022 88-0022 TUAF 142 Filo F-16C Block 30E Details
Crashed because of an engine failure. The engine went to SEC mode during a ground attack training and the pilot consequently declared an emergency and tried to return to the base. Unfurtunately, 400 to 500 feet from the runway he had to eject
11 Oct 1995 [w/o] 88-0023 88-0023 TUAF 143 Filo F-16C Block 30E Details
28 Apr 1993 [w/o] 89-0029 89-0029 TUAF 141 Filo F-16C Block 40A Details
Unknown [w/o] 89-0032 89-0032 TUAF 141 Filo F-16C Block 40A Details
Ran off a runway somewhere in 2002. Exact details still unknown. More info needed.
29 Sep 1995 [w/o] 89-0033 89-0033 TUAF 141 Filo F-16C Block 40A Details
24 May 2000 [w/o] 90-0001 90-0001 TUAF 162 Filo F-16C Block 40D Details
Crashed near Buçak after being struck by lightning. The pilot, Capt. Askin Sezer, ejected safely.
01 Apr 1993 [w/o] 90-0002 90-0002 TUAF 162 Filo F-16C Block 40D Details
The aircraft crashed near Sahinburgaz, Turkey killing the pilot, 1st Lieutenant Huseyin Yenturk.
22 Nov 1994 [w/o] 90-0003 90-0003 TUAF 192 Filo F-16C Block 40D Details
Flew into the water of Lake Manjas, Turkey killing the pilot, Captain Oktay Gungordu.
22 Dec 2003 [w/o] 90-0015 90-0015 TUAF 161 Filo F-16C Block 40F News Article Details
The plane crashed near Bandirma in the Balikesir province (Marmara Region). The pilot, Lieutenant Ferhat Yildirim, ejected safely but suffered some injuries. The General Staff confirmed that the F-16 went down due to a technical failure.
03 Jan 1994 [w/o] 91-0009 91-0009 TUAF 192 Filo F-16C Block 40H Details
Impacted the ground near Bursa, Turkey killing the pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Unal Aksoy.
22 May 2007 [w/o] 91-0019 91-0019 TUAF 182 Filo F-16C Block 40H News Article Details
The aircraft crashed near Altinapa Dam of Muhsine village. About 5-10 minutes after it took off from the 3rd Main Jet Base in the province, the jet went into secondary engine control (SEC) mode. While gaining altitude and heading back to the base, a flameout occurred. The pilot tried to restart the engine twice but to no avail. Captain Ilker Ozdil, age 34, ejected 15 nautical miles from the base. He was slightly injured and taken to Meram Medical Faculty Hospital of Selcuk University by helicopter for treatment.
08 Feb 1995 [w/o] 91-0021 91-0021 TUAF 192 Filo F-16C Block 40H Details
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Mustafa Yildirim, ejected safely from crashing air plane after being pursued by two Greek Mirage F-1's over the Aegean Sea. The cause was found to be failure of the formation leader and the pilot of the crashed aircraft to check their remaining fuel under pressure after interception by the F-1's. The pilot did not notice the engine was receiving fuel from internal tanks only and did not activate the reserve fuel transfer system. As a result, when the internal tanks ran dry the engine cut and the aircraft lost altitude. The pilot ejected a few hundred feet above the sea

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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available



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Jun 03, 2007 - 07:29 PM 		Oct 16, 2006

Crashed Oct 16, 2006 F-16C near Bitlis, Turkey. 1st Lt.Bahadir Sahin killed
Bjorn
Jun 25, 2007 - 06:23 PM 		05/23/2006

Crash of an unknown Turkish viper, 192 Filo.

http://www.f-16.net/news_article1809.html
orko_8
Feb 10, 2009 - 11:22 AM 		05/23/2006

93-0684, F-16C Block 50, 1st Lt Halil Ibrahim Ozdemir ejected safely.
Jon
Feb 20, 2009 - 05:58 AM 		Can't be 93-0684 it was...

photographed in 2007:

http://www.f-16.net/gallery_item247966_size5.html

Or did the pilot eject and the aircraft was still repaired? Something like a ground ejection.
Fantasma337
Apr 15, 2009 - 01:01 AM 		93-0684

The a/c of Ozdemir was blown apart in the midair and sank to the sea, no chance for repair. So the question of its real s/n remains unanswered unless the a/c photographed in 2007 has a fake s/n painted on it.
Bjorn
May 12, 2009 - 04:49 PM 		April 14th, 2009

Turkish F-16 crashed killing the pilot.
Bjorn
Jan 30, 2011 - 10:34 PM 		More unconfirmed crashes

July 25th, 1997: Eskisehir, pilot ejected.

November 6th, 1997: 131 Filo, crashed near Asagi Pinarbasi with Lt. Mustafa Gumus and 2nd Lt. Tugkan Inan ejecting.

August 26th, 1999: 182 Filo, Lt. Ozcan Kete ejected.

June 27th, 2001: 143 Filo, Capt. N. Tunc Sözen ejected.

September 25th, 2001: no more info.

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