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F-16 Aircraft Database

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




Found 418 F-16s, displaying 61-75 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N FY/n AF/Unit Version Info Details
30 Jul 1985 [w/o] 80606 80-0606 USAF 496 TFS F-16A Block 15B Details
Caught fire and was destroyed on the runway. Pilot Mike Jaensch, ejected from the air plane safely
08 Aug 1985 [w/o] 81750 81-0750 USAF 421 TFS F-16A Block 15F Details
Crashed onto the Utah Test & Training Range killing pilot, First Lieutenant S. Brad Peale.
21 Oct 1985 [w/o] 82939 82-0939 USAF 388 TFW F-16A Block 15K Details
Ground crew were conducting an engine trim at night when a 18 lb. piece of the N1 compressor liberated itself by way of the No 1 fuel cell. The plane exploded. Everyone survived but two were treated in Izmir, Turkey and released and one was evacuated to Wiesbaden, Germany and remained in the burn clinic for close to 30 days.
22 Oct 1985 [w/o] 80586 80-0586 USAF 10 TFS F-16A Block 15A Details
Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, 22 miles from Adana, Turkey. The pilot, Captain Glen E. Dupuis, was killed in the mishap. The aircraft was on a DACT with F-15's from BT. The pilot experienced spatial orientation issues and hit the water at Mach 1+.
15 Nov 1985 [w/o] 82940 82-0940 USAF FWS F-16A Block 15K Details
Collided with F-16B (82-1029) over the Nellis Range, Nevada. Captain Jerry Noble Allison was an A-10 pilot on an incentive ride in the F-16B back seat and was killed.
15 Nov 1985 [w/o] 82029 82-1029 USAF FWS F-16B Block 15K Details
Collided with F-16A (82-0940) over the Nellis Range, Nevada. Captain Jerry Noble Allison was an A-10 pilot on an incentive ride in the F-16B back seat and was killed.
11 Feb 1986 [w/o] 84224 84-1224 USAF 19 TFS F-16C Block 25C Details
Flew into the Gulf of Mexico.
12 Feb 1986 [w/o] 78055 78-0055 USAF 3247 TS F-16A Block 5 Details
Flew into the Gulf of Mexico with the pilot, Captain Larry Edward Lee, being killed.
27 Feb 1986 [w/o] 83086 83-1086 USAF 306 TFS F-16A Block 15Q Details
Engine failed over the Avon Range. Aircraft was low altitude and speeds greater than Mach so pilot pulled back on stick to gain altitude. After several unsuccessful attempts to re-light the engine, the pilot was forced to eject. It is suspected, not confirmed, that the aircraft ingested a bird. The remains of the aircraft were returned to base for investigation.
11 Mar 1986 [w/o] 79367 79-0367 USAF 474 TFW F-16A Block 10A Details
Destroyed after a mid-air collision.
27 Apr 1986 [w/o] 81747 81-0747 USAF 421 TFS F-16A Block 15F Details
Crashed onto the Utah Test & Training Range.
23 May 1986 [w/o] 82038 82-1038 USAF 421 TFS F-16B Block 15M Details
Crashed onto the Utah Test & Training Range
11 Sep 1986 [w/o] 80599 80-0599 USAF 57 FWW F-16A Block 15B Details
09 Oct 1986 [w/o] 82998 82-0998 USAF 612 TFS F-16A Block 15N Details
Crashed near Zaragosa, Spain. The pilot ejected safely
09 Oct 1986 [w/o] 84259 84-1259 USAF 17 TFS F-16C Block 25D Details
The pilot, 1st Lieutenant Ralph Cyr, tried to land in bad foggy weather during night at Shaw AFB, South Carolina. The aircraft impacted some pine trees not far from Shaw AFB, avoiding a trailer park. The pilot mistakenly saw street lights for the runway lights and was able to light the afterburner to avoid an impact in the trailer park but was already to low to avoid a crash. The lieutenant was killed in the accident.

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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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