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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 451 aircraft, displaying 241-249 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
29 Jun 1988 [w/o] 86247 86-0247 USAF 23 TFS F-16C Block 30C Details
Crashed near Merxzell-Burbach, Germany. It was the third crash in one day on German soil, and it stopped low level flying in that country from December onwards. The pilot ejected safely. The cause was determined as a failure of the no. 5 engine bearing. The aircraft was temporarily stationed at Baden-Baden AFB.
10 Aug 1993 [w/o] 86250 86-0250 USAF 414 CTS F-16C Block 32C Details
Wore the Su-27 colour scheme and numbered '50' at the time of the mishap. The pilot, Captain James Reynolds, did not survive this crash.
27 Sep 1993 [w/o] 86253 86-0253 USAF 302 FS F-16C Block 32C Details
Collided at Gila Bend, Arizona with another F-16 which landed safely.
19 Mar 1997 [w/o] 86257 86-0257 USAF 93 FS F-16C Block 32C Details
Collided with F-16D #86-0040 from the same squadron over the Gulf of Mexico. Five F-16's were in an air-to-air photo session. The F-16D was passing under three F-16C's when it hit one of the aircraft. The F-16C lost its entire nose and could not regain control. The pilot was forced to eject. The pilot, Major Dennis Daley, ejected from the aircraft at 11:45 hours. Twenty minutes later a United States Coast Guard helicopter picked him up unharmed near Key West, Florida. The aircraft was from Homestead AFB, Florida and marked '482 OG'.
17 May 2004 [w/o] 86260 86-0260 USAF 113 FS F-16C Block 30C News Article Details
Collided in midair with F-16C (#85-1555) destroying both aircraft.
17 Nov 1999 [act] 86263 86-0263 USAF 170 FS F-16C Block 30D AIB Report Details
Collided with F-16C (87-0240), near the town of Vermont, Illinois about eighty kilometres north of their base. One pilot landed the aircraft while the other was forced to eject. Cause is believed to have been from one of the pilots losing situational awareness. The mishap occurred as the upgrading pilot performed an air-to-air intercept on the instructor who was acting as a target and flying slow speed with lights out. A high to low intercept was flown by the upgrading pilot and he did not achieve sufficient lateral displacement for his Vc (overtaking velocity). He rolled out behind the target at 500 feet and 180 knots of overtake. An evasive maneuver was initiated at 200 feet and less than 1 second prior to impact. The right wing impacted and severed the target aircraft's left horizontal tail and severely damaged the corresponding hydraulic integrated servoacuator. The aircraft then experienced total hydraulic failure and went out of control. The instructor pilot ejected safely and the upgrading pilot flew his damaged aircraft to base.
09 Oct 2005 [i/a] 86264 86-0264 USAF 93 FS F-16C Block 30D News Article Details
Ran off the runway at Balad AB. Aircraft was dissassembled and returned to Homestead, Florida in crates and aboard a 40 foot flatbed trailer. The depot team from Hill AFB repaired the structural damage.
11 Aug 1999 [act] 86266 86-0266 USAF 35 FS F-16C Block 30D Details
Collided with F-16C (88-0403) and crashed at Kunsan AFB, South korea. After the pilot ejected, the aircraft slided down on the runway with the gear torn off but was and was thought to have been a complete write-off. The aircraft received a landing clearance, while the other was taking off at the same time. The pilot of 88-0403 was able to land his plane with some damage to the left leading edge flap of the wing between stations no. 1 & 2 .
11 Jun 2007 [i/a] 86269 86-0269 USAF 64 AS F-16C Block 32D News Article Details
During a Red Flag Alaska exercise this aircraft collided with 71st FS F-15C 83-0017. The Eagle crashed, but the F-16, piloted by Maj. Brett R. Paola, landed safely at Eielson AFB with some minor damage.

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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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