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Status |
Local S/N |
FY/n |
AF/Unit |
Version |
Info |
Details |
| 21 Jan 1999 |
[w/o] |
92900 |
92-3900 |
 13 FS |
F-16C Block 50P |
News Article
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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.
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| 03 Feb 1999 |
[w/o] |
84304 |
84-1304 |
62 FS |
F-16C Block 25E |
News Article
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Details
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Went down just before 10:00 hours at the Barry M. Goldwater range, about seven miles south of Gila Bend, Arizona. The student pilot, First Lieutenant Esther Obert, radioed that she was having aircraft problems. She was in a three ship formation. Esther ejected shortly after. All Luke AFB F-16's were grounded for safety checks. Cause of the crash was numerous cracks in the afterburner wall which caused fire to spread.
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| 18 Mar 1999 |
[act] |
86277 |
86-0277 |
35 FS |
F-16C Block 30D |
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Details
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Fog at Kunsan AB, Korea caused the flight of two to divert to Kimhae International Airport also in Korea. Conditions at this airport were raining. The first aircraft landed but hydroplaned, resulting in the pilot using the end of runway barrier. The second aircraft landed and hydroplaned, but had to steer off the runway in order to avoid hitting the other aircraft which had just taken the barrier. Following this the aircraft struck the MA-1A barrier chain which tore off the entire undercarriage. Instructor pilot Major David L. Orr exited the aircraft safely without ejecting. Damage was a destroyed ECM pod, undercarriage and debris which was ingested into the engine.
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| 26 Mar 1999 |
[w/o] |
88490 |
88-0490 |
308 FS |
F-16C Block 42C |
News Article
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Details
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Suffered an engine failure which forced pilot, Captain Michael G. Rider, to eject. The aircraft crashed after about 20 minutes of flight at 8:40 hours, 22 miles southwest of Luke AFB, Arizona. All Luke AFB F-16's were subsequently grounded as the result of the crash until all engines could be inspected. Cracks were found in 63 other F-16 P&W 220 engines augmentor ducts. Cracks in the afterburner resulted in an earlier F-16 crash on February 3, 1999. The aircraft was on a training mission with practice munitions.
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| 26 Apr 1999 |
[w/o] |
89175 |
89-2175 |
63 FS |
F-16D Block 42G |
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Details
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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.
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| 01 May 1999 |
[w/o] |
88550 |
88-0550 |
555 FS |
F-16C Block 40D |
News Article
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Details
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Lost over Serbia at Nakucani during operation Allied Force due to engine failure, which was caused by a nearby SA-3 explosion. The pilot ejected safely and was rescued by helicopter.
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| 18 Jun 1999 |
[w/o] |
87396 |
87-0396 |
152 FS |
F-16D Block 42A |
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Details
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A mechanical failure caused the crash of this Arizona ANG jet. The pilot, Timothy English, ejected south of Gila Bend, Arizona. The mishap occurred at about 9:20 hours.
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| 01 Jul 1999 |
[w/o] |
84268 |
84-1268 |
93 FS |
F-16C Block 25D |
News Article
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Details
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Major Samuel D’Angelo was killed when his F-16 impacted the ground near Sebring, Florida on the outskirts of the Avon Park Bombing Range. The aircraft was on a low-level training mission. The accident occurred at 11:36 hours. It is believed based on evidence that cause was a bird strike to the canopy and pilot.
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| 12 Jul 1999 |
[w/o] |
86284 |
86-0284 |
523 FS |
F-16C Block 30D |
News Article
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Details
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Crashed during a night training mission at about 8:45 hours. The aircraft crashed eight miles north of Hobbs, New Mexico. The pilot (callsign BamBam) ejected safely only twenty seconds before impact. Cause of the crash was an engine failure, when two blades broke loose due to fatigue. The pilot had attempted two re-lights of engine before ejecting. The aircraft skidded nearly intact partly across a highway. The pilot landed a few hundred yards from the aircraft at which point he picked up the back of his seat (which is quite heavy) carried it to the aircraft and leaned it up against the side of the jet before walking to a farmhouse nearby and calling ops.
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| 11 Aug 1999 |
[act] |
86266 |
86-0266 |
35 FS |
F-16C Block 30D |
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Details
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Collided with F-16C (88-0403) and crashed at Kunsan AFB, South korea. After the pilot ejected, the aircraft slided down on the runway with the gear torn off but was and was thought to have been a complete write-off. The aircraft received a landing clearance, while the other was taking off at the same time. The pilot of 88-0403 was able to land his plane with some damage to the left leading edge flap of the wing between stations no. 1 & 2 .
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| 11 Aug 1999 |
[w/o] |
88403 |
88-0403 |
35 FS |
F-16C Block 30K |
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Details
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Collided with another F-16C (86-0266) which crashed. It was about 18:15 hours when the collision occurred and the aircraft were returning from a live weapons training mission. The aircraft that was destroyed impacted near the southern end of Kunsan’s runway. The pilot, Major Mark Moore, had ejected safely. Two five hundred pound mk.82 bombs were recovered, however a CBU-87 went missing. It is believed to have been just off shore from the wreckage. The aircraft which landed safely caused the accident by ignoring the calls from the other aircraft in the formation due to focusing too much on flying the aircraft. The aircraft was cleared to land, while the other had a take-off clearance. Damage to this aircraft was in the starboard wing and horizontal stabilizer.
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| 20 Sep 1999 |
[w/o] |
83179 |
83-1179 |
61 FS |
F-16D Block 25A |
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Details
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Crashed through the fence at the end of the runway at Luke AFB, Arizona. Overshot the runway after touchdown. Sheared the nose and undercarriage off. The aircraft landed without battery power, so the tail hook nor the brakes operated.
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| 17 Nov 1999 |
[act] |
86263 |
86-0263 |
170 FS |
F-16C Block 30D |
AIB Report
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Details
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Collided with F-16C (87-0240), near the town of Vermont, Illinois about eighty kilometres north of their base. One pilot landed the aircraft while the other was forced to eject. Cause is believed to have been from one of the pilots losing situational awareness. The mishap occurred as the upgrading pilot performed an air-to-air intercept on the instructor who was acting as a target and flying slow speed with lights out. A high to low intercept was flown by the upgrading pilot and he did not achieve sufficient lateral displacement for his Vc (overtaking velocity). He rolled out behind the target at 500 feet and 180 knots of overtake. An evasive maneuver was initiated at 200 feet and less than 1 second prior to impact. The right wing impacted and severed the target aircraft's left horizontal tail and severely damaged the corresponding hydraulic integrated servoacuator. The aircraft then experienced total hydraulic failure and went out of control. The instructor pilot ejected safely and the upgrading pilot flew his damaged aircraft to base.
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| 17 Nov 1999 |
[w/o] |
87240 |
87-0240 |
170 FS |
F-16C Block 30F |
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Details
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Collided with F-16C (86-0263), near the town of Vermont, Illinois about eighty kilometres north of their base. One pilot landed the aircraft while the other was forced to eject. Cause is believed to have been from one of the pilots losing situational awareness. The mishap occurred as the upgrading pilot performed an air-to-air intercept on the instructor who was acting as a target and flying slow speed with lights out. A high to low intercept was flown by the upgrading pilot and he did not achieve sufficient lateral displacement for his Vc (overtaking velocity). He rolled out behind the target at 500 feet and 180 knots of overtake. An evasive maneuver was initiated at 200 feet and less than 1 second prior to impact. The right wing impacted and severed the target aircraft's left horizontal tail and severely damaged the corresponding hydraulic integrated servoacuator. The aircraft then experienced total hydraulic failure and went out of control. The instructor pilot ejected safely and the upgrading pilot flew his damaged aircraft to base.
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| 16 Feb 2000 |
[w/o] |
89094 |
89-2094 |
63 FS |
F-16C Block 42F |
News Article
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Details
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Major Anthony Barrell had problems with his aircraft so diverted to Gila Bend, but did not make it. He ejected at about 12:10 hours. All Luke F-16's were grounded as a result.
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