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

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Found 523 aircraft, displaying 226- 240 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
Unknown [ act] 85444 85- 1444 USAF 457 FS F-16C Block 30 A Details
Sometime after the summer of 2001 this aircraft had a mishap. To repair this airframe, F-16N #163571 (#86-1689) was split in half at bulkhead 243.00 with the aft end being used for this airframe #85-1444 and the forward half used to fix #86-0242. This work was done by the 649th Logistics Support Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah.
13 Jun 2003 [ w/o] 85445 85- 1445 USAF 61 FS F-16C Block 25 F News Article Details
It was 9:30 hours when Captain Scott Arbogast ejected over the Barry M. Goldwater training range, Arizona. The cause of the crash was due to the ingestion of a California Condor while practicing take-offs and landings at Gila Bend auxiliary field.
08 Sep 1992 [ w/o] 85451 85- 1451 USAF 526 FS F-16C Block 30 A Details
This was the aircraft which crashed due to the pilots flight suit inflating causing the side stick to jam. The pilot was releiving himself and undid his lap belt. Unknowingly, the belt was wrapped around the stick and when he finally raised his seat up the aircraft went into an unwanted roll which could not be recovered. The pilot managed to eject safely. He unstrapped himself at 33,000 ft and initiated the ejection at 1,100 ft agl. The pilot was unbelted on ejection. This mishap occurred in Cakiruyuk, Turkey at 9:20 hours while TDY.
28 Aug 2000 [ w/o] 85456 85- 1456 USAF 457 FS F-16C Block 30 A News Article Details
Clipped the top of a barn before impacting a ploughed field. Pilot, Major Stephen W. Simmons, was buzzing his in-laws, since they own the property. He was in the process of completing a loop, starting at 140 feet with a top of only 4,759 feet. Unfortunately he wasn't able to complete the loop and never ejected. Time of the crash was 18:00 hours, 4 miles from Tulla, Texas. Eye witnesses said the aircraft lost power and then crashed. Simons was a pilot with Delta Airlines and was flying a cross-country mission from Hill AFB back to NAS Fort Worth.
10 May 1996 [ act] 85459 85- 1459 USAF 706 FS F-16C Block 30 A Details
The aircraft ran off the runway at NAS New Orleans when it baunced over the emergency cable after suffering an inflight emergency where all hydraulic control was lost due to a broken hydraulic line. The pilot, Captain Phil Farrell, who stayed with the aircraft was unharmed.
18 Apr 1988 [ w/o] 85462 85- 1462 USAF 526 TFS F-16C Block 30 A Details
Hit the ground in Erzberg, Germany near the town of Hermeskeil. The pilot ejected safely. The event was noticed in some over-regional pers with comments like "aircraft struck into free field but missed an Army Ammo-Depot 200 meters and the Hermeskeil hospital 600 meters."
19 Oct 1987 [ w/o] 85463 85- 1463 USAF 526 TFS F-16C Block 30 A Details
Collided in mid-air with an F-5E (74-01534 of the 527th AS numbered 10) over Searland ,Germany killing the F-16 pilot, Lt.Col. Richard "Dick" Allain. The F-16 came down at the local district "Hoxberg", town limits of Lebach, Kreis Saarlouis. F-5 allegedly came down near Nonweiler, local town of Selbach, Germany.
18 Mar 1996 [ act] 85467 85- 1467 USAF 706 FS F-16C Block 30 A Details
The aircraft ran off the runway at NAS New Orleans after the pilot, Captain Jack Ivy, came in and braked too late (partially due to a corroded brake controller). The pilot who stayed with the aircraft was unharmed.
28 Oct 2005 [ sto] 85469 85- 1469 USAF 175 FS F-16C Block 30 A AIB Report Details
Damaged in flight during an air refueling with a KC-10A #83-0081 at 10:31 hours. The aircraft landed safely but it is estimated to be some time to be repaired as a bulkhead was severely damaged. Closure rate of the F-16 to the KC-10 was slightly higher then normal. The boom operator pulled the boom up too quickly and in an effort to prevent the boom from hitting the tail of the KC-10 the boom operator overcompensated and the boom came back down hitting the F-16. This was barely a class A mishap.
03 Nov 2004 [ act] 85474 85- 1474 USAF 121 FS F-16C Block 30 A AIB Report Details
Accidentally fired some practice munition which was intended for a target on a bombing range, but fell short and hit a school. No-one was injured.
22 Oct 1992 [ w/o] 85485 85- 1485 USAF 512 FS F-16C Block 30 A Details
Crashed on the Konya ranges, Turkey. The aircraft had suffered an engine failure. Capt Martin ejected safely.
17 Nov 1998 [ w/o] 85489 85- 1489 USAF 113 FS F-16C Block 30 B News Article Details
Crashed 70 miles southeast of Indianapolis, Indiana on the north side of the Jefferson Proving Grounds. The aircraft was from the Indiana Air National Guard at Terre Haute. First Lieutenant Chris Snyder was able to eject safely. The mishap occurred at about 14:40 hours. Cause was found to be engine failure.
14 Apr 1992 [ act] 85490 85- 1490 USAF 13 FS F-16C Block 30 B AIB Report Details
Right after take-off from Misawa AB, Japan the aircraft suffered an inflight emergency. It jettisonned both external fuel tanks and landed uneventfully. Pilot was Lt. Clay W. Hall.
28 Apr 1993 [ w/o] 85492 85- 1492 USAF 13 FS F-16C Block 30 B Details
Crashed near Osan while operating a close air support mission on detachment from Misawa, Japan. The pilot ejected safely at treetop level at 14:35 hours. The aircraft was flown into the ground due pilot distraction and spatial disorientation.
22 Jan 1992 [ w/o] 85496 85- 1496 USAF 13 FS F-16C Block 30 B Details
Collided with a KC-135R (61-0284) of the 92nd Wing after this aircraft performed a manouvre to avoid collision with another KC-135. The F-16 went down in the Pacific Ocean, 630 miles east of Atsugi JMSDF AB at 5:27 hours. Pilot, Captain John L. Dolan, ejected safely and was rescued by amphibious US-1A of 71st Koukuutai, JMSDF based at Atsugi AB.

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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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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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