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

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Found 523 aircraft, displaying 496- 510 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
23 Jun 2017 [ sto] 91466 91- 0466 USAF USAF ADS F-16D Block 52 D News Article Details
After landing and upon taxiing at Dayton AP the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind and flipped over. Both occupants, pilot Capt. Erik Gonsalves and passenger TSgt. Kenneth Cordova were transported to hospital but released a couple of days after.
18 Apr 2005 [ w/o] 91469 91- 0469 USAF 55 FS F-16D Block 50 D Details
Crashed into a marshland area next to Ashley River near Charleston, South Carolina at about 5 pm local time. The aircraft was from the 55th FS but the crew were from the 77th FS. Both of them (Major Steve Granger and Lt.Col. Maurice Salcedo) ejected safely and walked away but were examined at hospital as a precaution. The aircraft was on a routine training mission when it lost engine power.
08 Sep 2011 [ act] 91470 91- 0470 USAF 16 WS F-16D Block 52 D 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.
17 Nov 2006 [ act] 91471 91- 0471 USAF 13 FS F-16D Block 50 D News Article Details
Smoke filled the cockpit forcing the pilot to make an emergancy landing at Hakodate Airport at around 9:56 hours local. Pilot and aircraft are ok. The cause is still unknown.
08 Sep 2011 [ act] 91478 91- 0478 USAF 16 WS F-16D Block 52 D 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.
Sep 2006 [ act] 92455 92- 0455 USAF 416 FLTS F-16B Block 15 AR OCU Details
Right main gear wouldn't lock in the down position. After two hours spent working the problem pilot landed at Edwards AFB, California. The aircraft skidded down the runway with the right wing on the ground. Ultimately the aircraft stopped facing the opposite direction. Pilot was fine, no ejection was required. Exact date is unclear but was between the 10th and 16th of September. Will be repaired shortly.
22 Jul 2012 [ w/o] 92886 92- 3886 USAF 14 FS F-16C Block 50 P News Article Details
The F-16 crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Japan. The pilot ejected and was rescued six hours later. AIB investigation shows that an uncommanded closure of the main fuel shutoff valve caused the engine to be starved of fuel.
27 Dec 1995 [ act] 92887 92- 3887 USAF 13 FS F-16C Block 50 P Details
The aircraft made a landing on the runway at Misawa AB with no nose gear when the nose strut refused to extend on approach. The pilot landed it perfectly on the main gear and touched it down on the ECM pod. The pod saved the aircraft form exstensive frame damage and also saved the HTS pod from being wrecked. The cause was found to be a misinstalled torque link pin from that mornings tow out of the HAS. The strut extended on takeoff and it became jammed in the nose well keeping the nose gear from extending.
Aug 2004 [ act] 92889 92- 3889 USAF 389 FS F-16C Block 52 P AIB Report Details
Returned from a training flight code one in Japan during a TDY. Taxiing back to it's parking spot the aircraft hit a pot hole causing a short in the ECM pod adapter. That resulted in sparks starting a fire. The aircraft was taken apart and shipped back in March 2005 to Mountain Home AFB and repaired by a team from Hill AFB. By July 2005 the aircraft was finally repaired and after a few test flights and scheduled upgrades was back in service. Mishap was graded a class A but was later downgraded to a class B. The aircraft was flown back to the United States aboard a C-5.
02 Jun 2016 [ w/o] 92890 92- 3890 USAF USAF ADS F-16C Block 52 P News Article Details
The aircraft crashed in a field near Widefield, not far from Colorado Springs, after a fly-over at the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. The pilot, Maj. Alex 'Tuna' Turner ejected safely. The cause of the mishap was a throttle trigger actuation and subsequent malfunction (throttle trigger stuck in retracted position) followed by the pilot’s inadvertent full-rotation of the throttle grip while retarding the throttle aft to cutoff position.
07 Jun 2016 [ w/o] 92899 92- 3899 USAF 157 FS F-16C Block 52 P News Article Details
The jet collided with a 157th FS sistership (#93-0531) above a military operating area near Jefferson County, Georgia during a routine exercise. Both pilots ejected safely.
21 Jan 1999 [ w/o] 92900 92- 3900 USAF 13 FS F-16C Block 50 P News Article Details
Went down in mountainous forest near the city of Kamaishshi, in the northern part of Japan. The crash occurred at 13:30 hours and 85 miles south of Misawa AB. The aircraft was on a training mission. Cause of the crash was human error. A malfunctioning G-suit distracted the pilot who gave it an inspection. The aircraft at the time was 418 at only 3,300 feet. When the pilot returned his attention to flying, he found a wind screen full of the terrane of a ridge. He pulled back on the stick, but flew straight through the trees on the ridge. The cut was 85 feet long, 35 feet wide and just 20 feet above the ground. Forty-five seconds after hitting the trees, the pilot ejected safely.
15 Jul 2007 [ w/o] 92901 92- 3901 USAF 13 FS F-16C Block 50 P News Article Details
Lost during takeoff from Balad AB, Iraq at 16.55 hours with the pilot managing to eject safely. Accident investigation found that the nose gear tire was at low pressure and maintenance failed to properly check the tire pressure. During takeoff roll the nose gear tire blew when the aircraft reached 150 mph. Pilot heard the pop and thought it was an engine failure so aborted the take-off even though at high speed and running out of runway. Shortly after the nose gear collapsed and due to sever lack of control the pilot (also a commander) elected to eject. Aircraft continued another 2000 feet until it went off the runway where it tumbled end-over-end coming to rest upside down. Fire erupted and the 20mm rounds cooked off.
16 Jul 2013 [ w/o] 92907 92- 3907 USAF 55 FS F-16C Block 50 P Details
The aircraft skidded off the runway at Osan AB at 18:07 local after the right main landing gear collapsed upon landing. The pilot escaped with minor injuries.
15 Apr 2002 [ w/o] 92919 92- 3919 USAF 14 FS F-16C Block 50 P News Article Details
The aircraft crashed at 11:29 am at about 1.6 miles northeast of the town of Tanosawa, Japan. The pilot, Maj. Chad Miller, ejected from the aircraft with minor injuries. Approximately 15 minutes after beginning a qualification training upgrade mission, Miller reported an engine problem. He immediately turned toward land and attempted to restart the engine four times without success. He turned the aircraft parallel to the coast away from populated areas and then ejected. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact with the water. Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, the accident investigation board president's opinion is that a fatigue crack had developed in a high-pressure turbine blade. The crack caused a portion of the blade to fall off that then caused catastrophic damage and failure of the remaining turbine blades. Once the turbines failed, the engine could no longer produce thrust, continue to operate or be restarted.

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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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