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

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Found 523 aircraft, displaying 346- 360 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
28 Nov 1995 [ w/o] 88426 88- 0426 USAF 4 FS F-16C Block 40 B Details
Crashed near the Dugway Proving Grounds, some 130 miles southwest of Hill AFB, Utah. The pilot, Captain Christopher Rappa, who was on a training mission ejected safely. The aircraft had just been transfered to the 4th FS from the 421st FS a few weeks earlier and new paint scheme applied. Cause of crash was simply a stall at 14,000 feet and aircraft pancaked onto the ground upside down. With no forward volocity at the time of impact, the crash site was little larger then the F-16 itself.
04 May 2012 [ w/o] 88433 88- 0433 USAF 421 FS F-16C Block 40 B News Article Details
Crashed at the Utah Test and Training Range around 8:35 hours local time during an exercise. The pilot ejected safely. Investigation showed that an engine blade broke free and damaged the entire engine.
08 Sep 2011 [ act] 88436 88- 0436 USAF 4 FS F-16C Block 40 B 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 and two A-10s were damaged.
08 Sep 2011 [ act] 88437 88- 0437 USAF 4 FS F-16C Block 40 B 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 and two A-10s were damaged.
02 Sep 1990 [ act] 88440 88- 0440 USAF 421 TFS F-16C Block 40 B Details
While parked en route to Al Minhad AB for Desert Storm was struck on the tail by a taxiing C-130. The tip of the wing on the C-130 just managed to clip the tip of the tail on the F-16. Damage was heavy enough to put the aircraft out of commission for Desert Storm. When the aircraft returned to flyable status the war was over and the aircraft was assigned to the 34th TFS.
Oct 2009 [ act] 88440 88- 0440 USAF 36 FS F-16C Block 40 B Details
Was hit on the rudder by a taxiing KC-135. The aircrew of the KC-135 didn't not follow commands of the crew chief at EOR and continued to taxi by, hitting the rudder on the middle static discharger. The aircraft was quickly fixed.
16 Dec 2009 [ act] 88444 88- 0444 USAF 510 FS F-16C Block 40 C News Article Details
Made an emergency landing at 12:30 hours local at Fiumicino AP.
01 Dec 2010 [ act] 88446 88- 0446 USAF 555 FS F-16C Block 40 C News Article Details
The aircraft departed the runway at Aviano AB during ground roll after a landing. Safety chains were used to slow the aircraft down before it left the runway. The nose gear colapsed in the soft grass. Flights were halted the rest of the day but resumed by the next day.
08 Nov 1993 [ w/o] 88448 88- 0448 USAF 57 FW F-16C Block 42 C Details
The aircraft flew into teraain 17 miles southwest of Alamo, Nevada at 15:17 hours with the pilot, Captain John M. Barelka, didn't eject. Probable cause was G-excess effect.
07 Jan 1998 [ w/o] 88449 88- 0449 USAF 421 FS F-16C Block 40 C News Article Details
Had a mid-air collision at about 13:30 hours over Utah Test and Training Range, 105 miles from base. They were in six ship tactical intercept training sortie from Hill AFB. The lead aircraft collided with the wingman of the aggressor formation (#88-0537). The trailing wingman’s aircraft lost 40% of its right wing resulting in an uncontrollable spin. The aircraft crashed within the boundaries of the range. The pilot of this aircraft, Captain Paul Hertzberg, ejected with minor injuries. The other aircraft, an F-16C, suffered a gash in the wing and a lost missile and its rack. The pilot was Captain Scott Hufford, who was able to nurse the aircraft into Michael Army Air Field, Utah.
09 Nov 1998 [ w/o] 88450 88- 0450 USAF 421 FS F-16C Block 40 C News Article Details
Lost at 15:00 hours in the northern part of the Utah Test and Training Range, about 65 miles west of Hill AFB. The mishap occurred when the aircraft was performing basic fighter manoeuvres. Bad weather slowed search efforts, but is most likely not a factor as it would have been above the weather. The pilot, Major Gregory C. Martineac, did not eject, and was killed. The aircraft was found laying in four feet of mud. Crash probably caused by G-induced loss of consiousness.
10 Jun 2003 [ w/o] 88451 88- 0451 USAF 310 FS F-16C Block 42 C News Article Details
Lost at 16:50 hours at Barry M. Goldwater training range in Arizona. Captain David O'Malley ejected safely. It was suspected that it was a 4th Stage turbine failure from a manufacturing defect. All F-16's of this engine type were grounded as a result of this loss. A fault in the engine was found and remaining aircraft began flying once this part was replaced. Work was expected to be completed by March 2005. It is now required to inspect these fan blades periodically.
13 Mar 1991 [ w/o] 88453 88- 0453 USAF 421 TFS F-16C Block 40 C Details
Crashed in southwest Asia. The pilot, Captain Leonard S. Dick, ejected and was rescued. It was a postwar loss. The aircraft suffered a complete electrical fall-out getting out of control.
21 Aug 1995 [ w/o] 88455 88- 0455 USAF 308 FS F-16C Block 42 C Details
Crashed 100 miles northwest of Luke AFB near Prescott, Arizona at 16:58 hours. The pilot, Captain Nathan Hill, ejected safely from his aircraft which was on a routine training mission. It suffered an engine failure.
Unknown [ act] 88456 88- 0456 USAF 416 FLTS F-16C Block 42 C Details
Compressor stall followed by a turbine shell out. The pilot failed to get the gear down and landed on the belly and did not eject as it wasn't needed.

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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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Errors and Omissions

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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