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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 196-210 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
26 May 2006 [act] 84326 84-1326 USAF 302 FS F-16D Block 25D AIB Report Details
Due to a oxygen mask disfunction, the second pilot was cut from oxygen during the climb-out. He suffered severe hypoxia and died by this cause.
22 Oct 2009 [w/o] 84328 84-1328 USAF 62 FS F-16D Block 25E News Article Details
Made an emergency landing short of the runway at Wickenburg municipal airport at approximately 10:30h after losing engine power. Both crew exited the aircraft safely.
02 Apr 2008 [sto] 84330 84-1330 USAF 61 FS F-16D Block 25E News Article Details
Belly landed at Gila Bend Auxiliary Field, Arizona while returning from a training mission. Pilots were one instructor pilot and one pilot training to become an instructor pilot. As a precaution, both pilots were taken to Luke AFB medical facility.
05 Jun 1990 [act] 84331 84-1331 USAF 10 TFS F-16D Block 25E Details
Collided with a German glider (H101 Salto glider, D-2195) ten nautical miles north-north-west of Sembach, Germany. The glider pilot was killed, the F-16 was barely damaged and easily repaired. The pilot of the F-16 was Captain Chris Luithly, but he was not the lead in the flight that was returning from Ramstein to Hahn AB.
15 Feb 1991 [w/o] 84379 84-1379 USAF 17 TFS F-16C Block 25E Details
Crashed killing the pilot, Capt. Dale Thomas Cormier. Pilot was attempting to land at Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates. It was a non-combat loss. Pilot took off on the evening of February 14, 1991 but exact confirmation of the time of loss needs to be determined. Some reports have the loss on February 16 which is not correct.
27 Jun 1990 [act] 84382 84-1382 USAF 10 TFS F-16C Block 25E Details
Suffered an serious undercarriage fire and was rebuilt by the 649th CLSS at Hill AFB, Utah returning to service in 1995.
31 Mar 1988 [w/o] 84389 84-1389 USAF 10 TFS F-16C Block 25F Details
Crashed into a house in Forst, Germany. The pilot, First Lieutenant Tom E. Doyle, was killed along with one civilian on the ground. The pilot stayed with the aircraft to avoid hitting the center of the town. Unfortunately, he could not avoid a house on the outskirts of the town, killing himself and the brother of the local 'Bergermeister'. The local citizens concider the pilot a hero for this action.
27 Feb 1991 [w/o] 84390 84-1390 USAF 10 TFS F-16C Block 25F Details
Shot down during Desert Storm by SAM. The pilot, Capt. William Andrews, ejected and became a POW, but was released eight days later after the end of the war. Reportedly had been flying too low and hit by a SA-16. Awarded the Air Force Cross for preventing missile shooters from getting a wingman. A UH-60A (78-23015) was shot down trying to rescue the F-16 pilot. Five of its crew died while three where taken prisoner. The aircraft carried nose art at the time applied for the war. Art was a blond woman in a white bikini lying sideways on the right side of the aircraft below the canopy. Before the aircraft was destroyed it flew 43 combat missions.
29 Jun 1988 [w/o] 84395 84-1395 USAF 313 TFS F-16C Block 25F Details
Collided with F-16C (#85-1401) over Bodenheim, Germany. One of the pilot ejects safely, however the other pilot was killed. Captain Bob McCormack ejected safely, while Captain Mike Crandall died in the mishap.
16 Sep 1987 [w/o] 85399 85-1399 USAF 10 TFS F-16C Block 25F Details
Crashed between Gunzenhausen and Pleinfeld, Germany after an engine failure. The pilot ejected safely.
29 Jun 1988 [w/o] 85401 85-1401 USAF 313 TFS F-16C Block 25F Details
Collided with F-16C (#85-1395) over Bodenheim, Germany. One of the pilot ejects safely, however the other pilot was killed. Captain Bob McCormack ejected safely, while Captain Mike Crandall died in the mishap.
22 Oct 1992 [act] 85402 85-1402 USAF 526 FS F-16C Block 30 Details
Nov 1987 [act] 85412 85-1412 USAF 512 TFS F-16C Block 30 Details
Went off the runway during a landing because it was caught in the jet wash of an F-111. Pilot was fine but the aircraft had a good record of code 1 prior to this mishap.
28 Jun 2011 [w/o] 85413 85-1413 USAF 64 AS F-16C Block 25F News Article Details
The F-16 crashed around 17.30h local time near Caliente, Nevada. The pilot, Capt. Eric Ziegler, didn't eject and was subsquently killed. The F-16 was participating in an air-to-air combat training mission. The exact cause is still under investigation.
01 Sep 1988 [w/o] 85414 85-1414 USAF 14 TFS F-16C Block 30 Details
Crashed near Iwate, Japan. The pilot was able to eject safely. A quill shaft between the main fuel pump and the Main Engine (Fuel) Control failed resulting in a flamed out engine that was unable to be restarted.

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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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