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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 271-285 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
19 Jan 1991 [w/o] 87228 87-0228 USAF 614 TFS F-16C Block 30F Details
Shot down in Desert Storm from an SA-6. Combat loss number 10 in Desert Storm. The pilot, Captain Harry 'Mike' Roberts, ejected safely, but was taken prisoner. Aircraft was on a mission to attack the Air Defense Headquarters Building in Baghdad. Aircraft had flown 4 combat missions before being lost.
17 Nov 1999 [w/o] 87240 87-0240 USAF 170 FS F-16C Block 30F Details
Collided with F-16C (86-0263), 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.
07 Jun 2011 [w/o] 87242 87-0242 USAF 176 FS F-16C Block 30F News Article Details
Crashed into an unoccupied vacation home in the town of New Chester around 13:20h local time. Was one of two fighter jets which had taken off from Truax Field in Madison for a routine training mission in the vicinity of Volk Field. Pilot ejected safely.
02 Mar 2005 [i/a] 87243 87-0243 USAF 188 FS F-16C Block 30F Details
Left main tire blew after rotation during a take off from Alburquerque, New Mexico. Damage also was sustained when debris made a hole in the lower finger brace panel which is important to the the structure. It is thought to be repairable, but unknown if the wing will need to be replaced.
19 Dec 1989 [i/a] 87251 87-0251 USAF 36 TFS F-16C Block 30F Details
Belly landed but stayed on the runway. Pilot did not eject. Aircraft carried wing commanders markings. Minor repairs were made but the aircraft never flew again and went to Sheppard AFB, Texas. Cause of the mishap happened as follows. The centerline tank was installed prior to flight. Leak and transfer check where good, but the pilot did not close the IFR door. The pilot noticed fuel not transferring and punched off the full centerline tank. The F-16 came into view for landing powered by the EPU only and kept the gear up. When the aircraft touched down bright colored flames came from under the aircraft as it slid to a stop, but it did not catch fire.
19 Jan 1991 [w/o] 87257 87-0257 USAF 614 TFS F-16C Block 30F Details
Pilot, Major Jeffrey Scott Tice ejected safely after travelling 150 miles inside Iraq, but became a POW as the ejection took place over Iraq. It was the 8th combat loss and the first daylight raid over Baghdad. The aircraft was struck by an SA-3 just south of Baghdad. Aircraft 86-0225 was brought in to replace this lost aircraft. Major Tice's aircraft aborted and 87-0257 was the spare for that day. Wreckage was later found by the US Marines who contacted the squadron to see what they wanted done with the aircraft as the aircraft was largely intact. Order was give to destroy the aircraft. Location of the crash site was in a section of Iraq that the US Marines had occupied. Most reports have the two losses of F-16's from this squadron switched on this date. Flew 4 missions before being written off.
18 May 1993 [w/o] 87269 87-0269 USAF 414 CTS F-16C Block 32F Details
Written-off at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Pilots fate is unknown. The aircraft wore the blue Su-27 scheme.
26 Jan 1994 [w/o] 87270 87-0270 USAF 480 FS F-16C Block 30H Details
Collided with F-16D (87-0389) at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio on the runway after taking FOD during takeoff. Aircraft was deemed repairable, but so far has not. As they were taking off, 87-0389 was ahead of 87-0270 and was in the air first with 87-0270 following right behind. At about 50 Ft. off the runway 87-0389's lower portion of the forward landing gear and nose wheel fell from the aircraft. This falling assembly travelled behind and struck 87-0270 in the conopy at about 25 Ft off the deck. The impact startled the pilot and he without hesitation ejected from the F-16. 87-0270 descended and smack down on the runway. Sliding several 100 ft eventually coming off the runway. Before coming to rest within 50 ft of the perimeter fence. The runway and grass tore up the belly of 87-0270 pretty good, dispersing considerable debris in it's wake as it slid. The pilot of 87-0389 was unaware of the incident until notified by the tower. The controllers had 87-0389 do a slow fly-by to inspect the aircraft and informed the pilot of the loss of the nose gear. The pilot eventually made a very skillfull nose down landing. He came in nice and slow eventually letting the lack of speed and lift lower the nose down on the runway.
25 Jun 1995 [w/o] 87273 87-0273 USAF 176 FS F-16C Block 30H Details
Went down 2 miles southeast of Strum, Wisconsin after engine began to lose thrust. Pilot ejected safely before aircraft impacted the terrain. The F-16 belonged to the Wisconsin ANG at the time of the crash. Some sources have this aircraft lost on June 27, but this is incorrect.
06 May 1994 [w/o] 87274 87-0274 USAF 80 FS F-16C Block 30H Details
Collided in mid-air over the Yellow Sea with an F-15C (78-0530) of the 67th FS which was 2 miles off Boryong, South Korea. The resulting crash killed the pilot of the F-15, Captain John Kindred. The F-16 pilot ejected safely.
17 Jun 1992 [act] 87293 87-0293 USAF USAF ADS F-16C Block 32H Details
The aircraft, which was the number one Thunderbird, was badly damaged at Selfridge ANGB. A person drove his vehicle into the side of the Thunderbird F-16 at 70 miles per hour in what was later determined as a suicide. The crash tore out the port main undercarriage of the aircraft, and the aircraft was pushed 14 feet into another Thunderbird F-16C causing damage. The driver did not survive, and the time of the accident was about three in the morning. The aircraft was repaired at Ogden ALC and completed by April 1993. After its repair it was returned to Nellis AFB.
28 Jul 2011 [sto] 87296 87-0296 USAF 100 FS F-16C Block 30H News Articles Details
Ran off the runway at Oshkosh at 11.20hrs.
07 May 1991 [w/o] 87302 87-0302 USAF 14 TFS F-16C Block 30H Details
Crashed in Leftwich park after the pilot ejected safely. The site of the crash was 4 miles north of Misawa, Japan. Witness Acount: "The load crew that I was on was doing a FOD walk in front of D-13 or D-15 HAS when it was taking off for a night sortie during an exercise. We noticed sparks coming out of the engine and it slowed down and turned towards lake Ogawara. The pilot then ejected. The aircraft crashed in Leftwich park and took out part of the soft ball field. We were told that the engine came apart." Ultimately it was determined that the main fuel pump valve failed. All F-16 were grounded for 2 weeks and adjustments to this system made.
14 Feb 1994 [w/o] 87309 87-0309 USAF USAF ADS F-16C Block 32H Details
The crash of Thunderbird no. 6 at Indian Springs Auxiliary Airfield, Nevada. A pilot error was blamed for this training crash involving a manoeuvre called a spiral descent. The pilot survived, but the manoeuvre was discontinued.
09 Sep 2002 [w/o] 87316 87-0316 USAF 522 FS F-16C Block 30J News Article Details
Crashed killing pilot Captain Benton Zettel. Aircraft was lost 50 miles west of Cannon AFB, New Mexico.

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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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