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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 406-414 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
18 Feb 1993 [w/o] 90784 90-0784 USAF 18 FS F-16D Block 40H Details
Destroyed near Eielson AFB, Alaska. Both crew, pilot Capt. Glen S. Porter and backseat passenger, flight surgeon Maj. Robert D. Verdone, were killed. It has been speculated that during a ground avoidance maneuver the backseater had interfered with the control stick and rudders.
25 Mar 1998 [w/o] 90792 90-0792 USAF 36 FS F-16D Block 40J News Article Details
Crashed into the Yellow Sea 100 kilometres west of Osan AB, South Korea at 20:52 hours. The aircraft was part of a four-ship formation on a combat training mission. Eleven hours after the mishap, the body of Captain Keith A. Sands was found. United States Air Force , Navy and Korean Air Force helped in the search. Korean Navy minesweepers found the wreckage, but the USS Salvor (ARS-52) salvaged 300 pieces to the aircraft, but lacked one large portion. Cause of the crash is still unknown.
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.

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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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