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

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Found 523 aircraft, displaying 136- 150 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
13 Jan 1988 [ w/o] 82015 82- 1015 USAF 612 TFS F-16A Block 15 P 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 15 P 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 15 P 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 15 K 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 15 K 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 15 L Details
Crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 7 miles south of Destin, Florida. The aircraft was based at Eglin. Both crew, Major Paul A. Krause and Captain Stephen E. Gurney ejected safely and were rescued by boat. The plane was returning to Eglin after flying as a chase plane in a mission with an Air Force F-15. Cause was that the 4th stage seperated at a speed past mach.
23 May 1986 [ w/o] 82038 82- 1038 USAF 421 TFS F-16B Block 15 M 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 15 M 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 15 N ADF Details
Crashed at Peoria, Illinois due to a mid-air collision with F-16A (82-0916) during a BFM 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.
02 May 1984 [ w/o] 82045 82- 1045 USAF 16 TFTS F-16B Block 15 N Details
Destroyed in a crash on Utah Test & Training Range. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Anderson, was killed. The aircraft suffered a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
17 Dec 1987 [ w/o] 83067 83- 1067 USAF 612 TFS F-16A Block 15 Q Details
Crashed east of Madrid (Pastrana), Spain. The pilot ejected safely. The shaft through the fuel pump separated and consequently fuel wasn't getting to the engine which caused it to stop. The plane pancaked into the ground.
21 May 1992 [ w/o] 83071 83- 1071 USAF 704 FS F-16A Block 15 Q Details
Pilot ejected safely from his crashing aircraft while on a training mission. The aircraft came down in the Stony Military Operating Area, 250 miles from Anchorage, Alaska. The aircraft was on deployment from its home base of Bergstrom AFB, Texas.
17 Dec 1992 [ w/o] 83078 83- 1078 USAF 704 FS F-16A Block 15 Q Details
Ingested a bird while en route to a range from Bergstrom AFB, Texas. The pilot, Lt. Col. Jimmie G. Mills, pulled up to gain altitude, but wingman said to eject when he saw fire in the engine. He ejected safely.
17 Nov 1989 [ w/o] 83082 83- 1082 USAF 308 TFS F-16A Block 15 Q Details
Destroyed near Homestead AFB, Florida. The pilot, Captain Anthony Montecalvo, ejected safely.
27 Feb 1986 [ w/o] 83086 83- 1086 USAF 306 TFS F-16A Block 15 Q Details
Engine failed over the Avon Range. Aircraft was low altitude and speeds greater than Mach so pilot pulled back on stick to gain altitude. After several unsuccessful attempts to re-light the engine, the pilot was forced to eject. It is suspected, not confirmed, that the aircraft ingested a bird. The remains of the aircraft were returned to base for investigation.

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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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Errors and Omissions

Mar 04, 2022 - 09:51 AM
F-16 CRASH

I couldn't find the Edwards AFB crash of 2001 in this list. I was trying to find what tail number it was.


Mar 04, 2024 - 06:45 AM
Jan 82

Some time in the 80s a f16 landing at nellis missed the the arresting Hook and went thru the barrier at end of runway and came to rest in 3 pieces on the golf course

Pilot was cut out of cockpit and walked away





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