F-16 Aircraft Database

Due to a oxygen mask disfunction, the second pilot was cut from oxygen during the climb-out. He suffered severe hypoxia and died by this cause.

The aircraft crashed while taking off from an IDF base in the Negev desert as part of operations against targets in Lebanon. An initial report suggests that one of the jets tyres burst on take-off, causing instabilities to the jet which was loaded with armaments. The crew followed ejection procedures and the aircraft crashed without causing any injuries on the ground. Final conclusions indicated that the jet was equiped with standard C/D model tires, which aren't a complete match to this F-16 model.

This aircraft crashed over the Waddenzee near the island of Vlieland around 15:00 hours local.The pilot was able to eject and was subsequently rescued by an AB-412SP helicopter. The cause of the accident is currently unknown, but the investigations all point to a crack in the diffuser case causing an engine failure.

The aircraft crashed at around 7:00 am local time. The pilot, Kapitein-Vlieger Michael ‘Sofac’ Donkervoort, made a distress call but did not eject, and unfortunately did not survive.

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.

The aircraft got into trouble over Evciler around noon local time. The pilot, 1st Lieutenant Ozgur Alagoz, ejected safely and was picked up by a rescue helicopter. Later accounts indicate that the pilot lost situational awareness going through clouds and put the aircraft into a dive. When exited the clouds pulled out bottoming out into some trees. The aircraft remained airborne but suffered FOD through the inlet damaging the engine and the pilot opted to eject.

The aircraft suffered a landing gear failure near Spangdahlem AB after hitting an antenna during a landing attempt. It ran out of fuel before the problem could be fixed and the pilot, 1st Lieutenant Trevor Merrell, executed a controlled bailout. The accident was caused by a visual illusion at Spangdahlem AB. The runway has an upslope, making the pilot think he is coming in too high, forcing him to take a lower approach, with all consequences.

Suffered a fire in the exhaust during take off from Shaw AFB and the pilot jettisoned the tanks over civilian land. The aircraft landed safely and was repaired.

The aircraft crashed around 15.15h local time at Volkel AB. The aircraft was practising touch-and-goes on the base as part of its regular training syllabus. During one of those manoeuvres the engine stalled after a birdstrike and both pilots had to bail out. The crash still occured on the base between a number of shelters. Both pilots ejected safely and there are no reports of injured people on the ground.

Experienced an engine fire during takeoff roll at Luke AFB, Arizona but aborted before lift off. Fire crews sprayed foam on the aircraft and the pilot was treated at the scene. Early reports said the pilot ejected, this turned out not to be the case as images from the scene show the canopy still in place. Early reports also incorrectly reported that the aircraft tookoff and returned to Luke AFB with an emergency landing. Excerpt from the crash report: "After being cleared for takeoff, Colonel Sherman taxied to the left side of the runway accompanied by Captain Cuadra on the right side. Upon ignition of the afterburner, Colonel Sherman heard an explosion and noticed that a fire had started on his aircraft. His wingman transmitted "Fire" on the radio and Colonel Sherman applied full brakes and initiated the appropriate critical action procedures to abort the takeoff due to fire and preparing to get out of the stopped, but burning aircraft. He was able to open the canopy and safely exit the F-16. Members of the Luke AFB fire department extinguished the aircraft fire". Cause was determined to be a failure of the 3rd stage when the disc fractured putting three holes in the airframe. The resulting fire burned the entire aft section of the aircraft.

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.

Went down over Iraq north of Falluja in western Anbar province at 13:35 hours during a combat mission supporting ground forces. The official cause of the accident was "chanalized attention manifested by the pilots to maintain a constant visual positive identification of targeted enemy vehicles and subsequent target fixation on these vehicles while they were traveling at a high rate of speed". Unfortunately the pilot, Major Troy L. Gilbert of the 309th FS, was killed in this accident.

This aircraft was involved in a mishap where the aircraft had an engine fire. Details to be confirmed, but photos after the accident show the aircraft appears fine on the exterior. Due to the age of the airframe, it was declared a write-off.

During an engine run at the Aviano hush house the 5th stage ECS duct was improperly installed and fell off at MAX power. Aircraft was down for 8 months for depot level repair.

The aircraft crashed at 8:30 hours just east of Highway 85 on the Barry M. Goldwater Range. Both crew ejected safely. The F-16 was on a training flight with an instructor and a student pilot.