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

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Found 523 aircraft, displaying 436- 450 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
20 Apr 2009 [ sto] 89134 89- 2134 USAF 421 FS F-16C Block 40 G News Article Details
The aircraft slid off the runway at Ogden airport after being diverted there from Hill AFB. The aircraft suffered a malfunction in the nose landing gear. The pilot stayed with the aircraft and exited safely. The targeting pod was damaged and the engine will be replaced and repaired.
23 Mar 2022 [ w/o] 89142 89- 2142 USAF 125 FS F-16C Block 42 G News Article Details
During a training flight to interecept a slow moving target the pilot incorrectly judged that his aircraft had departed controlled flight and ejected. The pilot ejected successfully.
04 Sep 1996 [ act] 89144 89- 2144 F-16C Block 40 H Details
A tire burst on take-off from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and engaged the barrier. Damage to the nose, fuselage bottom, undercarriage and speed brakes. It is expected to be repaired. Pilot was OK.
08 Oct 2010 [ sto] 89144 89- 2144 USAF 4 FS F-16C Block 40 H AIB Report Details
Ran off the runway at Bagram AB due to a braking malfunction.
24 Aug 1992 [ i/a] 89146 89- 2146 USAF 307 FS F-16C Block 40 H Details
Destroyed by hurricane Andrew, now at Sheppard AFB as GF-16C since late 1994.
12 May 1997 [ w/o] 89153 89- 2153 USAF 524 FS F-16C Block 40 H News Article Details
Crashed at Vaughn, New Mexico. Maintainance error caused a compressor blade to seperated from the engine. The pilot, 1st Lt. Paul J. Murray, ejected at around 400 feet without injuries.
26 Apr 1999 [ w/o] 89175 89- 2175 USAF 63 FS F-16D Block 42 G Details
Crashed 20 miles northwest of Luke AFB on White Tank Mt. Range at 18:05 hours. The cockpit landing gear lights indicated an unsafe undercarriage. While attempting to resolve the problem, the aircraft ran out of fuel. The instructor pilot, Major Kevin Grove, and a German exchange pilot, Captain Stephan Kleinheyer, were recovered safely.
Unknown [ act] 90708 90- 0708 USAF 152 FS F-16C Block 42 H Details
Undercarrage retracted while parked. Gear pins were pulled during an ops check.
02 Dec 2019 [ w/o] 90714 90- 0714 USAF 80 FS F-16C Block 40 H News Article Details
The aircraft crashed upon touching down on the runway at Kunsan AB at 15:37 local due to a main landing gear collapse. The pilot ejected safely.
29 Jul 2011 [ w/o] 90717 90- 0717 USAF 80 FS F-16C Block 40 H AIB Report Details
Pilot failed to noticed that #90-0733 had halted on runway before take-off and ran into him. Received extensive damage totaling over $2M. Included damage to nose cone, nose radome, FCR antenna, targeting pod, forward fuselage, bulkhead, canopy, equipment bay door and side access door.
06 Feb 2003 [ act] 90718 90- 0718 USAF 18 FS F-16C Block 40 H News Article Details
Jumped the chocks during a hot oil servicing run at Eielson AFB, Alaska and slid 400ft sideways across the ramp on hard packed snow. The aircraft ended up in a balancing act on its nose and starboard wing on the ground and port landing gear in the air. The aircraft was fixed, although there was extensive damage. A ground crew member in the cockpit was fine. A few years later, the aircraft ended up in the exact same position after being tipped over by the engine exhaust of a taxying B-1B.
15 Jun 2007 [ act] 90718 90- 0718 USAF 18 FS F-16C Block 40 H Video Footage Details
Tipped over on its side again this time while taxiing before take off for a Red Flag North sortie. During taxi roll the aircraft wandered behind a B-1B which was spooling up to move out onto the runway. The exhaust of the four engines on the B-1 was powerful enough to blow the aircraft up on two wheels on its right side. This aircraft had previously been on its same side when it went out of control just a few years earlier on February 6, 2003. Just like before the aircraft will be repaired. It is unclear yet if the B-1 applied too much thrust for ground taxiing or the F-16 was out of position.
01 May 2001 [ act] 90725 90- 0725 USAF 4 FS F-16C Block 40 H Details
Main gear collapsed and a crewmember was injured by the port wing stabilizer. The tail of the aircraft came down and wrecked the ventral fins. Here are the events as described by that crewmember: "There had been changes made to the order in which normal maintenance inspections were performed. Basically our normal way of doing things had been changed. These changes are what allowed this mishap to occur. The evening before I reported for work my swing-shift counterpart found a cracked landing gear handle lense. In the course of fixing the handle someone inadvertently left the handle in the up position. Therefore when the pilot started the jet the main landing gear retracted. I received an L2 compression fracture, a dislocated right ankle, and a broken fibula". This incident happened at Hato, Curaçao. All flying was cancelled for the day. The aircraft was returned to flying status by May 18th, 2001.
08 Sep 2011 [ act] 90726 90- 0726 USAF 16 WS F-16C Block 42 H 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.
22 Oct 1998 [ act] 90730 90- 0730 USAF 310 FS F-16C Block 42 H Details
Landed safely after a midair collision with F-16C #88-0414. The other aircraft crashed after the pilot had safely ejected. Cause of the mishap was error due to improper rejoin procedure.

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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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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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