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Status |
Local S/N |
FY/n |
AF/Unit |
Version |
Info |
Details |
| 04 Feb 1997 |
[w/o] |
87385 |
87-0385 |
 466 FS |
F-16D Block 30J |
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Crashed ten miles northeast of Wendover at 19:00 hours. Major Edward G. Goggins was the pilot and Captain Mark C. Snyder a passenger flight surgeon. One suffered a broken ankle and the other had burns. Because it was early evening there was a night recovery. Cause of crash found to be an engine flameout.
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| 19 Mar 1997 |
[act] |
86040 |
86-0040 |
302 FS |
F-16D Block 32C |
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Collided with #86-0257 and suffered only minor damage to tail and some turkey feathers and was easily repaired. Unfortunately 86-0257 was written-off. At the time this aircraft was on loan to the 93rd FS.
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| 19 Mar 1997 |
[w/o] |
86257 |
86-0257 |
93 FS |
F-16C Block 32C |
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Details
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Collided with F-16D #86-0040 from the same squadron over the Gulf of Mexico. Five F-16's were in an air-to-air photo session. The F-16D was passing under three F-16C’s when it hit one of the aircraft. The F-16C lost its entire nose and could not regain control. The pilot was forced to eject. The pilot, Major Dennis Daley, ejected from the aircraft at 11:45 hours. Twenty minutes later a United States Coast Guard helicopter picked him up unharmed near Key West, Florida. The aircraft was from Homestead AFB, Florida and marked ‘482 OG’.
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| 21 Apr 1997 |
[w/o] |
89095 |
89-2095 |
68 FS |
F-16C Block 40F |
News Article
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Crashed as the result of an engine flameout at a low altitude. The air plane crashed in the southern portion of Georgia, seven miles southwest of Pearson. A malfunction in the main engine control component caused the flame-out. Aircraft was nicknamed Satan and spent a lot of time code 3. The pilot ejected safely.
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| 12 May 1997 |
[w/o] |
89153 |
89-2153 |
524 FS |
F-16C Block 40H |
News Article
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Details
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Crashed at Vaughn, New Mexico. Maintainence error caused a compressor blade to seperated from the engine. Pilot ejected at around 400 feet without injuries.
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| 20 Jun 1997 |
[w/o] |
84255 |
84-1255 |
194 FS |
F-16C Block 25D |
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Details
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California ANG F-16 crash near the Saline Valley, California. The pilot ejected, but dislocated his elbow. A short time after the crash the pilot was picked up by a NAWC China Lake HH-1N.
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| 22 Aug 1997 |
[w/o] |
82037 |
82-1037 |
39 FTS |
F-16B Block 15L |
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Details
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Crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. The aircraft was based at Eglin. The tail code was ET. Both crew ejected safely and were rescued by boat. Cause was that the 4th Stage seperated at a speeds past mach.
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| 16 Sep 1997 |
[act] |
84276 |
84-1276 |
119 FS |
F-16C Block 25D |
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Details
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Collided with F-16D (#84-1320). Damage was to the left wing, horizontal stabiliser, fuselage, canopy and engine. Estimated at 1.15 million in damage and was repaired.
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| 16 Sep 1997 |
[act] |
84286 |
84-1286 |
119 FS |
F-16C Block 25D |
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Details
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Collided with F-16D (#84-1320), but made it home and was repaired
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| 16 Sep 1997 |
[w/o] |
84320 |
84-1320 |
119 FS |
F-16D Block 25C |
News Article
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Details
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Collided with an F-16C (84-1286) from the same squadron over the Atlantic just off the coast. The two aircraft were to rendezvous just after take-off. There destination was Whiskey-107, an ocean training area located 40 miles from Atlantic City. One crew member was rescued at 21:15 hours in good shape. The other crew member was picked up at 21:25 hours and was taken to a trauma center where his condition was stabilized. He had suffered a gash to his head. Damage to the F-16C was to its left wing, horizontal stabiliser, fuselage, canopy and the engine. Damage to this aircraft is estimated to be $1.15 million worth. The F-16D was recovered from the ocean but is a total write off. The aircraft was valued at $16.3 million at the time of the crash. The aircraft belonged to the New Jersey ANG. Surprisingly, blame for the accident was placed on both pilots. The F-16D pilot thought the other aircraft was miles ahead. By the time he spotted the other aircraft it was too late. Lack of communication between both pilots contributed to the accident, as well, both aircraft had their strobe lights turned off. Both pilots were grounded.
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| 06 Nov 1997 |
[w/o] |
85564 |
85-1564 |
457 FS |
F-16C Block 30B |
News Article
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Details
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The aircraft crashed practicing basic fighter maneuvers. The F-16 hit the ground near Sidney, Texas at about 13:15 hours. It was 75 miles west-southwest of it home base at NAS Fort Worth. The Air Force Reservist pilot, Col Thomas A Dyches, ejected safely.
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| 07 Jan 1998 |
[w/o] |
88449 |
88-0449 |
421 FS |
F-16C Block 40C |
News Article
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Details
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Had a mid-air collision at about 13:30 hours over Utah Test and Training Range, 105 miles from base. They were in six ship tactical intercept training sortie from Hill AFB. The lead aircraft collided with the wingman of the aggressor formation. The trailing wingman’s aircraft lost 40% of its right wing resulting in an uncontrollable spin. The aircraft crashed within the boundaries of the range. The pilot of this aircraft, Captain Paul Hertzberg, ejected with minor injuries. The other aircraft, an F-16C, suffered a gash in the wing and a lost missile and its rack. The pilot was Captain Scott Hufford, who was able to nurse the aircraft into Michael Army Air Field, Utah.
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| 08 Jan 1998 |
[w/o] |
89131 |
89-2131 |
34 FS |
F-16C Block 40G |
News Article
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Details
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Crashed while on a bombing run at the Test and Training Range, 100 miles west from home base, Hill near Salt Lake City. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Judd Kelley, ejected safely. A US Army HH-60 Black Hawk rescued him. The 388th Fighter Wing cancelled all flying for two days. The cause of the crash was due to a missing combustion diffuser pressure seal in the engine. Lack of parts forced the rebuild of the engine to take seven months. Proper daily maintenance logs were not kept to show what work had been preformed. The overheated engine caused it to seize, and no chance for a restart. The aircraft had flown for almost eighteen months without the seal before the crash.
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| 23 Mar 1998 |
[act] |
89067 |
89-2067 |
4 FS |
F-16C Block 40F |
News Article
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Details
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Veered off Hill AFB’s runway returning from a night surface attack at 20:20 hours. The pilot ejected with minor injuries. Cause of the crash was pilot error. On his approach for landing he failed to use proper decent control due to a step late left turn to line up with the runway. The hard landing resulted in the collapse of the port undercarriage. Sparks and leaking fuel made part of the aircraft to burnout.
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| 25 Mar 1998 |
[w/o] |
90792 |
90-0792 |
36 FS |
F-16D Block 40J |
News Article
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Details
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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.
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