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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 301-309 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
07 Jan 1999 [w/o] 88154 88-0154 USAF 310 FS F-16D Block 42A Details
Crashed shortly after take-off from Luke AFB, Arizona. The pilot, Captain Julian Chestnut, and back seater, Captain Brian Egger, who was the instructor, ejected safely. One of the wing fuel tank external stores hit a pickup truck injuring the driver. The incident occurred at 13:00 hours and about one and a half miles north of the base.
02 Jun 1992 [w/o] 88160 88-0160 USAF 310 FS F-16D Block 42A Details
The mishap occurred near Luke AFB, Arizona during a night mission. The aircraft collided with the ground and the pilot; Lieutenant Colonel Edward Eugene Hackney, the Wing safety officer, never attempted to eject.
23 Jul 2001 [w/o] 88167 88-0167 USAF 308 FS F-16D Block 42A Details
Impacted the ground near Gila Bend, Arizona. Pilot, Major Robert P. Egan, ejected safely. Cause was fasteners came loose in the engine and caused a cascade effect which lead to the engine seizing and fire.
30 Jul 1991 [w/o] 88168 88-0168 USAF 34 TFS F-16D Block 40C Details
Flew into the ground near Ely, Nevada with 1st Lt. Keith G. Nylander not surviving.
23 Mar 1994 [w/o] 88171 88-0171 USAF 74 FS F-16D Block 40D News Article Details
Collided with C-130E (68-10942) over Pope AFB, near Fayetteville, North Carolina. The damaged C-130 landed safely. The F-16 crashed into the cargo aircraft parking ramp, shortly after the crew ejected safely. The wreckage of the F-16 scattered across the ramp, hitting a C-141B (66-0173) getting ready to load paratroopers. The paratroopers were rigging in the grassy area behind the C-141. The C-141 caught fire which ignited the fuel tanks. Wreckage from the F-16 scattered through hundreds of fully rigged paratroopers. The C-141 was completely destroyed. By the 25th of the month 23 had people died and 80 were seriously injured. Both the C-130 and the F-16 were trying to land at the same time. The F-16 was above the C-130 and could not see it. They collided at 300 feet. The F-16 hit the tail of the C-130 which damaged the nose of the F-16. The pilot could not regain altitude and before he ejected made an attempt to guide the aircraft away from the parking ramp and buildings by engaging the afterburners. Pieces of the F-16 were found out the back gate of the base, over 1,000 feet away from point of impact. The cause of the mishap was a chain of errors by civilian and military air-traffic controllers. This is the worst F-16 accident to date.
13 Nov 2002 [w/o] 88397 88-0397 USAF 466 FS F-16C Block 30K News Article Details
While flying over Utah salt flats, pilot was not aware of how close he was to the ground as there was a layer of very calm water, which made a mirror like image making it difficult to judge distance to the ground. Pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Dillon McFarland, was killed.
11 Aug 1999 [w/o] 88403 88-0403 USAF 35 FS F-16C Block 30K Details
Collided with another F-16C (86-0266) which crashed. It was about 18:15 hours when the collision occurred and the aircraft were returning from a live weapons training mission. The aircraft that was destroyed impacted near the southern end of Kunsan's runway. The pilot, Major Mark Moore, had ejected safely. Two five hundred pound mk.82 bombs were recovered, however a CBU-87 went missing. It is believed to have been just off shore from the wreckage. The aircraft which landed safely caused the accident by ignoring the calls from the other aircraft in the formation due to focusing too much on flying the aircraft. The aircraft was cleared to land, while the other had a take-off clearance. Damage to this aircraft was in the starboard wing and horizontal stabilizer.
Unknown [i/a] 88404 88-0404 USAF 93 FS F-16C Block 30K Details
Ran off the runway at Balad AB.
02 Apr 1990 [w/o] 88408 88-0408 USAF 80 TFS F-16C Block 30K Details
The mishap occurred at Kunsan AB, Korea due to an augmentor fuel tube failure at the flange weld and a resulting fire in the engine bay.

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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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