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Document title: F-16 Accidents & Mishaps for the Israel Defense Force / Air Force - F-16.net - The Ultimate F-16 Reference
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F-16 Accidents & Mishaps for the Israel Defense Force / Air Force

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F-16 Accidents & Mishaps for the Israel Defense Force / Air Force







Found 32 aircraft, displaying 16-30 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
17 Jan 1995 [w/o] 269 80-0652 IDFAF 253 sqn F-16A Block 10 Details
Collided with F-16A (80-0664, 290) near Palmachim, Israel
20 Jan 1982 [w/o] 276 80-0657 IDFAF 253 sqn F-16A Block 10 Details
Collided with F-16 (80-0650, 266)
02 Jul 1986 [w/o] 277 80-0658 F-16A Block 10 Details
Crashed during a low-level aerobatic maneuver. Lt. Col. Yosef Eliel didn't escape
17 Jan 1995 [w/o] 290 80-0664 IDFAF 253 sqn F-16A Block 10 Details
Collided with F-16A (80-0652, 269) near Palmachim, Israel. Captain Danny Oberst didn't survive.
Unknown [act] 301 86-1598 F-16C Block 30 Details
Was damaged in a hard landing in the late 1980's. Main gear struts went through the inlet. Everything below the strake was replaced due to this mishap and was flown again.
24 Feb 2003 [w/o] 310 86-1603 IDFAF 117 sqn F-16C Block 30 News Article Details
Pilot reported engine troubles at 13:30 hours and the engine quit, with the pilot loosing control of the plane, forcing him to eject at around 2,000 feet as he was too far from a base and in rare snowing conditions. The pilot, a veteran IDFAF reserves officer with the rank of major, ejected safely near Afula, Israel. Israel grounded its entire F-16 fleet for a short period of time. The jet crashed into the side of a water reservoir near Moshav Ram-On. Army divers searched for pieces of the wreckage in the reservoir. Some parts were sent to IDFAF Technical School.
09 Aug 1998 [w/o] 368 87-1674 IDFAF 110 sqn F-16C Block 30 Details
Lost power after take-off from Ramat David AB, and crashed into the Jezre’el Valley. Power was lost due to an engine fire which occurred at only 800 feet. The pilot attempted to return to base but ejected just short of the airfield. The ejection caused injuries to the pilot, but turned out to be minor.
26 Mar 1999 [w/o] 031 87-1695 IDFAF 109 sqn F-16D Block 30 Details
03 May 2005 [w/o] 041 87-1701 IDFAF 109 sqn F-16D Block 30 News Article Details
The aircraft was on a routine training mission at 11:00 hours local time when the pilot noticed a landing gear malfunction. Shortly after touchdown, while still moving at 140 knots, the pilot noticed the port main landing gear was not supporting the plane. The landing gear collapsed and the left wing hit the runway, making the F-16 veer of the runway sharply. The crew ejected immediately, and moments later the aircraft overturned. Both crewmembers survived the ejection.
Apr 2003 [act] 072 88-1712 IDFAF 109 sqn F-16D Block 30 Details
Undercarriage failed on takeoff, but damage was from belly landing. The aircraft was repaired by the next week.
27 Mar 2000 [w/o] 077 88-1715 IDFAF 109 sqn F-16D Block 30 News Article Details
Went down over water 20 kilometres southwest of Atlit. It was 20:00 hours and they were on routine manoeuvres. The crew of two were killed, pilot Major Yonatan Begin and navigator Lieutenant Lior Harari
03 Apr 2002 [act] 088 88-1719 IDFAF 109 sqn F-16D Block 30 Details
The aircraft took off from Ramat David AFB and during take off one of the tires blew up. The pilot reported this and he was ordered to dump all A/G weapons and the fuel tanks in the sea. The two pilots were on a training mission with a full load of A/G and A/A weapons at the time of the incident. The pilot burned some fuel and he was rerouted to Ramon AFB for landing, because of bad weather in the rest of Israel. After burning some fuel, they activated the EPU system and headed for landing. During landing the left landing gear broke under the pressure and the aircraft caught some fire from the landing gear. The pilots opened the canopy and ran off like hell while the rescue team put out the fire and turned off the EPU system. The aircraft was towed to the shelter and its wings and engine were removed in order to move the aircraft to extended repairs. The aircraft was repaired after a few months and it flies again these days. The aircraft was thus repaired successfuly. Another report indicates that the pilot was simiply too low on landing and caught the left gear on a sign.
Aug 1994 [w/o] 508 90-0852 IDFAF 101 sqn F-16C Block 40 Details
An exact date or information is missing. More info?
18 Jul 1995 [w/o] 606 90-0877 IDFAF 101 sqn F-16D Block 40 Details
Crashed after colliding with F-16D (90-0895, 660) near Nehariyyal, Israel
05 Oct 1994 [w/o] 621 90-0882 IDFAF 105 sqn F-16D Block 40 Details

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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [msh] Involved in Mishap [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARC)
[cld] Cancelled order [o/o] On Order T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) [w/o] Write-off
[i/a] Instructional Airframe [scr] Scrapped Photo Available



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