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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 331-339 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
24 Aug 1992 [act] 88465 88-0465 USAF 307 FS F-16C Block 40C Details
Wrecked because of hurricane Andrew, nose wheel collapsed, radome ripped off, and holes in air planes skin. Repair was carried out by Ogden ALC with work being completed by August of 1993.
08 Sep 2011 [act] 88466 88-0466 USAF 4 FS F-16C Block 40C Details
A storm hit Nellis AFB, Nevada on September 8, 2011 at just after 5pm causing a row of aircraft sunshelters to fall striking aircraft and injuring airman. In total eleven F-16s including this one and two A-10s were damaged. Aircraft was quickly repaired.
14 Jan 1992 [w/o] 88470 88-0470 USAF 421 FS F-16C Block 40C Details
Crashed at the Utah Test and Training Range during a practice bombing run. This Desert Storm veteran was based at Hill AFB. The pilot was injured in the ejection. The aircraft was inadvertently entered IMC and then went into a steep dive from which the pilot was unable to recover.
22 Apr 1998 [w/o] 88473 88-0473 USAF 188 FS F-16C Block 40C News Article Details
Crashed 70 miles southeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico at White Sands Missile Range while on a training mission. The pilot, 2nd Lt. Patrick J. "Sherman" Potter, was killed in the mishap.
10 Feb 1995 [w/o] 88478 88-0478 USAF 308 FS F-16C Block 42C Details
Collided with F-16D (83-1185) over Luke AFB, Arizona. Wreckage from the F-16 came down near the runway and within 300 feet of five F-15E's each loaded with four live Mk84's. SSgt. Owens and his crew rushed to unload the ordanance and safety the aircraft. The pilot, First Lieutenant Charles Durfree, ejected safely but broke both heels due to ejecting at such a low altitude with the parachute probably not opening entirely. Captains Barry Beckner and Ben Culp were flying the other aircraft and landed it safely. The other aircraft, was repaired and returned to active duty at Luke.
08 Jan 1991 [w/o] 88483 88-0483 USAF 4 TFS F-16C Block 40C Details
The mishap occurred in the north-eastern part of Saudi Arabia at Night Camel West training area. Crashed killing the pilot, Captain Michael L. Chinburg, during a night training flight. It is believed to have been from spatial disorientation. Deployed for Desert Storm, but did not see any combat.
08 Sep 2011 [act] 88486 88-0486 USAF 4 FS F-16C Block 40C Details
A storm hit Nellis AFB, Nevada on September 8, 2011 at just after 5pm causing a row of aircraft sunshelters to fall striking aircraft and injuring airman. In total eleven F-16s including this one and two A-10s were damaged. Aircraft was quickly repaired.
20 Sep 1994 [w/o] 88488 88-0488 USAF 421 FS F-16C Block 40C Details
Crashed at about 11:00 hours in a cornfield 12 miles away from Hill AFB, Utah. The aircraft was on a training mission on the Utah Test and Training Range. The pilot, Capt. Michael D. Goldfein, safely ejected and landed in the Great Salt Lake. He was rescued by a UH-1 from Hill’s 545th Test Group and released from hospital after examination. A faulty fan blade in the engine was the cause of the crash
26 Mar 1999 [w/o] 88490 88-0490 USAF 308 FS F-16C Block 42C News Article Details
Suffered an engine failure which forced pilot, Captain Michael G. Rider, to eject. The aircraft crashed after about 20 minutes of flight at 8:40 hours, 22 miles southwest of Luke AFB, Arizona. All Luke AFB F-16's were subsequently grounded as the result of the crash until all engines could be inspected. Cracks were found in 63 other F-16 P&W 220 engines augmentor ducts. Cracks in the afterburner resulted in an earlier F-16 crash on February 3, 1999. The aircraft was on a training mission with practice munitions.

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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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