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F-16 Aircraft Database

F-16 Accident Reports for 1986




Found 25 F-16s, displaying 16-25 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N FY/n AF/Unit Version Info Details
10 Sep 1986 [w/o] FA-42 78-0157 BAF 350 sqn F-16A Block 10B Details
Fell out of the sky near Bourseigne-La-Vielle (near Gedinne), Belgium during a low-level exercise. The aircraft hit the ground during a turn and was piloted by Lieutenant Yvan Stoffijn, who was killed.
11 Sep 1986 [w/o] 80599 80-0599 USAF 57 FWW F-16A Block 15B Details
08 Oct 1986 [w/o] 003 78-0356 IDFAF 117 sqn F-16B Block 5 Details
The pilot, Captain Gal Weisberg, was killed during this mishap.
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.
10 Oct 1986 [w/o] 78075 78-0075 USAF 466 TFS F-16A Block 5 Details
12 Nov 1986 [w/o] 84233 84-1233 USAF 33 TFS F-16C Block 25C Details
Crashed near Shaw AFB, South Carolina. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Eric Oliver, didn't survive the crash.
17 Nov 1986 [w/o] J-244 78-0244 RNLAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 10A Details
Crashed into the North Sea near Ameland, Netherlands. The pilot, Bas Pellemans ejected safely and was rescued.
07 Dec 1986 [w/o] 225 78-0330 IDFAF 110 sqn F-16A Block 10 Details
Lost during landing after the engine failed. Major Boaz Nehorai was killed
18 Dec 1986 [w/o] 85609 81-1504 PAF 38 TW F-16B Block 15U Details
The aircraft took off from Sargodha AB and hit a wild boar causing the two pilots to eject.

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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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