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F-16 Accidents & Mishaps for the United States Air Force

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F-16 Accidents & Mishaps for the United States Air Force



Found 449 aircraft, displaying 121-135 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
Jul 1984 [act] 82983 82-0983 USAF 388 TFW F-16A Block 15M Details
Blew a main landing gear tire upon landing with severe damage to the tail and nose. It was repaired and put back into service.
30 Oct 1992 [w/o] 82985 82-0985 USAF 15 TS F-16A Block 15M Details
Smashed between the east & westbound lanes on I-84 near South Weber, Utah. The pilot ejected safely. Cause of the crash was an engine nozzle failure immediately after take-off from Hill AFB. The pilot attempted to land at Hill, but thrust was insufficient
27 Aug 1993 [w/o] 82990 82-0990 USAF 134 FS F-16A Block 15N ADF Details
Crashed at the Cape May County Airport, New Jersey (Vermont?). The aircraft was owned by the Vermont ANG
13 Sep 1988 [w/o] 82994 82-0994 USAF 34 TFS F-16A Block 15N Details
Crashed onto the Great Salt Lake, Utah. The aircraft suffered a mid-air collision after a lightning strike. The other F-16 recovered safely at Hill AFB, but was missing the horizontal stab and most of the ventral fin on one side. The airframe was never located or recovered. The pilot ejected safely.
09 Oct 1986 [w/o] 82998 82-0998 USAF 612 TFS F-16A Block 15N Details
Crashed near Zaragosa, Spain. The pilot ejected safely
15 Mar 1991 [w/o] 82003 82-1003 USAF 194 FIS F-16A Block 15N Details
13 Jan 1988 [w/o] 82015 82-1015 USAF 612 TFS F-16A Block 15P Details
Crashed near Madrid, Spain. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel David F. Shontz, was unfortunately killed in the mishap.
21 Jul 1995 [w/o] 82018 82-1018 USAF 184 FS F-16A Block 15P Details
The airplane crashed near Parks, Arkansas with the pilot - Dean Fontenot - ejecting safely. The cause of the crash was an engine failure.
22 Nov 1996 [w/o] 82020 82-1020 USAF 184 FS F-16A Block 15P Details
Crashed about 15 miles north of Tulsa at Skiatook, Oklahoma during a training sortie from its home base at Fort Smith, Arkansas. The pilot ejected safely but suffered only minor injuries.
15 Nov 1985 [w/o] 82029 82-1029 USAF FWS F-16B Block 15K Details
Collided with F-16A (82-0940) over the Nellis Range, Nevada. Captain Jerry Noble Allison was an A-10 pilot on an incentive ride in the F-16B back seat and was killed.
14 Nov 2002 [act] 82034 82-1034 USAF 195 FS F-16B Block 15K ADF News Article Details
Arizona ANG almost lost a two seater on this day when it belly landed at Tucson IAP on its centerline tank which caught fire but did not burn the aircraft. This aircraft was repaired and put back into service. Damage was mostly done to the centerline tank, left stab and a missile. The pilots, Lt. Col. Kent Dukes and Italian backseater, Capt. Salvatore Trincone, were uninjured.
22 Aug 1997 [w/o] 82037 82-1037 USAF 39 FTS F-16B Block 15L Details
Crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. The aircraft was based at Eglin. The tail code was ET. Both crew ejected safely and were rescued by boat. Cause was that the 4th Stage seperated at a speeds past mach.
23 May 1986 [w/o] 82038 82-1038 USAF 421 TFS F-16B Block 15M Details
Crashed onto the Utah Test & Training Range after a 2v2 dogfight at low level. 1st Lt Chris Wilson ejected safely.
19 Dec 1991 [w/o] 82040 82-1040 USAF 179 FIS F-16B Block 15M ADF Details
Crashed in Panama, killing both pilots, Lt. Col. Jeff Dennis and SSgt Chris Ford. After a 10-day search, the wreckage of the aircraft was never located.
23 Jun 1993 [w/o] 82042 82-1042 USAF 169 FS F-16B Block 15N ADF Details
Crashed at Peoria, Illinois due to a mid-air collision with F-16A (82-0916) during a training sortie. The F-16A came up from below and impacted the F-16B. The crew ejected with only minor injuries while the F-16A landed safely
Some sources have this aircraft flying with the 170th FS at that time, but it was the 169th FS.

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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[cld] Cancelled Order [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
[i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)



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