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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 406-420 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
16 Feb 2000 [w/o] 90794 90-0794 USAF 68 FS F-16D Block 40J News Article Details
Crashed eight kilometres north of Donalsonville, Georgia while on a night goggle training mission out of Moody. The crew of two, Major Charles B. Kearney and First Lieutenant Christopher Hutchins, ejected safely and were picked up by 41st Rescue Squadron SH-60's. The cause of the accident turned out to be a failed high pressure turbine wheel that shelled in flight. The aircraft was lend to the 69 FS at the time of the accident.
Jan 1994 [act] 90797 90-0797 USAF 307 FS F-16D Block 40K Details
Suffered an electrical fire on the ground due to chaffing wires under a panel on the aircrafts right side. Was quickly repaired on site at Moody AFB. Happened in January or February 1994.
19 Jun 1998 [w/o] 90798 90-0798 USAF 68 FS F-16D Block 40K Details
Skidded off the runway and burned out during take-off on a post maintenance test flight. The AOA probe was installed backwards. As soon as the aircraft broke ground the aircraft porpoised up and down the runway. Faulty instrument readings gave the wrong angle of attack to the computer. Air data inputs are used to automatically schedule the leading edge flaps and the AOA limiting is in effect. The pilot, Captain Bryan Nordhelm, managed to eject safely. The pilot attempted to correct the bad data but the computer would not respond. The mishap occurred at Hill AFB, but the aircraft is normally operated by the 347th Wing at Moody AFB, Georgia. It was being worked on for NIVIS lighting upgrade before the CCIP package had been released.
13 Nov 2000 [w/o] 90801 90-0801 USAF 14 FS F-16C Block 50 News Article Details
Collided in mid-air with F-16C (90-0811) over the Sea of Japan. One pilot, Colonel Michael Lepper, was rescued by Japanese forces in an UH-60. He was the commanding officer of the 35th Operations Group. Piloting the other F-16 was Captain Warren B. Sneed who could not be found and is presumed dead. No ejection was seen from this aircraft. Both aircraft were participating in Keen Sword exercise. All Misawa based F-16's were grounded till November 16th.
24 Jul 1998 [w/o] 90804 90-0804 USAF 14 FS F-16C Block 50 News Article Details
Unable to become airborne at 09:05 hours, the aircraft ran into the localiser antenna array at the east end of Misawa AB's runway. The pilot, First Lieutenant Brice Simpson ejected, but landed in the flaming wreckage of the air plane, suffering serious burns. On September 17, the pilot died due to his injuries at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The aircraft was based in Japan. The pilot aborted takeoff, but was unaware of the SAFE-BAR system which could have been deployed and caught by an aircraft's dropped tail hook. It was never known why the pilot aborted the takeoff.
08 Aug 2000 [act] 90809 90-0809 USAF 422 TES F-16C Block 52A AIB Report Details
Mid-air collision with another F-16C (88-0542) from the same squadron. The aircraft, piloted by Major Brandon Sweat, landed safely with minor damage. It was about 17:00 hours near Morman Mesa, which is 50 miles northeast of Nellis. The aircraft were part of a four ship formation. The aircraft was repaired and first noticed in service by August 2001 at Nellis AFB as a detachment from Eglin AFB.
Jun 2005 [act] 90809 90-0809 USAF 422 TES F-16C Block 52A Details
Chalks wash out on F-16C #90-0809 during storm and the aircraft rolled into F-16C #91-0374 causing wing tip missile to puncture 374 right under nose.
13 Nov 2000 [w/o] 90811 90-0811 USAF 14 FS F-16C Block 50A Details
Collided in mid-air with F-16C (90-0801) over the Sea of Japan. One pilot, Colonel Michael Lepper, was rescued by Japanese forces in an UH-60. He was the commanding officer of the 35th Operations Group. Piloting the other F-16 was Captain Warren B. Sneed who could not be found and is presumed dead. No ejection was seen from this aircraft. Both aircraft were participating in Keen Sword exercise. All Misawa based F-16's were grounded till November 16th.
25 Oct 1994 [w/o] 90814 90-0814 USAF 4 FS F-16C Block 50B Details
Captain Rappa ejected safely near Wendover, Utah after suffering an engine flame-out.
06 Jul 2001 [w/o] 90815 90-0815 USAF 77 FS F-16C Block 50B Details
Impacted the Atlantic Ocean at 10:40 hours about 40 miles east of Charleston, South Carolina. Pilot, Captain Mitchell Bulmann, was sadly killed. The aircraft was on a air-to-air training mission. Cause is believed to be G-LOC.
02 Feb 1994 [w/o] 90823 90-0823 USAF 309 FS F-16C Block 50B Details
Went down near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Some sources have this loss with the 20th FW but officially the 363rd FW didn't end till April 1, 1994.
22 Nov 2005 [act] 90824 90-0824 USAF 14 FS F-16C Block 50B Details
This aircraft made an emergency landing Ninoy Aquino Manila International AP, Philippines due to hydraulic problems. Aircraft was on a return leg from Cope India 05 and was not damaged. Volunteers had to be recruited to push the aircraft to it's parkings space on the ramp as the aircraft lost power after landing. A US Air Force C-130 aircraft arrived Thursday 08 Dec at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 to deliver a new engine for the F-16. It was initially reported that the jet lost its hydraulics and emergency brakes en route to the Misawa Air Base in Japan. Inspection of the jet, piloted by Capt. Justin Dupuis, showed that its engine had to be replaced.
24 May 1993 [w/o] 90832 90-0832 F-16C Block 50B Details
First pre-delivery crash (company acceptance flight). The pilot attempted a split-S at 2,100 feet and was forced to eject at only 680 ft with his nose 40° low. The pilot (LMTAS senior experimental test pilot), Joe Bill Dryden, was killed. The aircraft crashed 20 miles west of Fort Worth near Mineral Wells, Texas. Bill was unable to separate from the ejection seat before impacting.
03 Apr 2001 [w/o] 90837 90-0837 USAF 14 FS F-16D Block 50A Details
Went down over the Pacific Ocean 12 miles northwest of Misawa, Japan. Pilot, First Lieutenant Mark Hadley, ejected and was rescued by a Japanese military HH-60 after 35 minutes of being in the ater. Cause of the crash was FOD to the engine. This caused a blade from the third stage compressor to come loose which punctured the engine's compressor section. Pilot as a result was unable to re-light the engine. The aircraft was from the 14th FS but the pilot belonged to the 13th FS. In May, 80% of the wreckage was recovered, including the engine. A US Navy diver Seaman Matthew Draughon was killed on May 5th, 2001 during the recovery of debris.
13 Jan 1995 [w/o] 90849 90-0849 USAF 22 FS F-16D Block 50B Details
Crashed near Durbuy (impacted in a sand trap on the Five Nations Golf Course), Belgium while on a routine training mission from Spangdahlem. The two man crew, Capt. Tom Smith and SrA.Jason Fowler, ejected safely. Backseater was an inlisted on an incentive ride. The crashed caused the grounding of all F110-GE-129 powered block 50 aircraft on the fourth day after, January 17th. A three hour inspection of the fan blades on each aircraft were performed. Some aircraft were flyable the same day, while others over the next few days. This mishap was the third in a row in five months.

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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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