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F-16 Aircraft Database

F-16 Accident Reports for 1991




Found 40 F-16s, displaying 16-30 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N FY/n AF/Unit Version Info Details
28 Feb 1991 [w/o] J-200 83-1200 RNLAF 323 sqn F-16A Block 15U Details
The aircraft went down in the North Sea about 130 nautical miles north west of Texel, Netherlands. The aircraft was on a sortie from RAF Coningsby. The pilot, 1st Lieutenant Ed W. Gelens, was killed in the incident.
13 Mar 1991 [w/o] 88453 88-0453 USAF 421 TFS F-16C Block 40C Details
Crashed in southwest Asia, pilot rescued. It was a postwar loss. Few details on the incident are available.
15 Mar 1991 [w/o] 82003 82-1003 USAF 194 FIS F-16A Block 15N Details
02 Apr 1991 [w/o] 81758 81-0758 USAF 119 FIS F-16A Block 15F ADF Details
Crashed into Atlantic Ocean 50 miles south east of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The pilot, Major Robert Dean Ashenfelter, is missing and presumed dead. The flight was a training mission with three other F-16s.
04 Apr 1991 [w/o] 89061 89-2061 USAF 68 TFS F-16C Block 40F Details
Crashed during training sortie, pilot ejected safely. The aircraft crashed 18 miles south east of Moody AFB (Haylow), Georgia.
11 Apr 1991 [w/o] 79391 79-0391 USAF 138 TFS F-16A Block 10B Details
Tire blew during takeoff causing aircraft to depart the runway. The right drop tank hit a runway light. Pilot ejected safely, but the aircraft burned up.
18 Apr 1991 [w/o] 82920 82-0920 USAF 184 TFS F-16A Block 15J Details
Lost due to bird strike of a turkey vulture near Fort Smith, Arkansas
07 May 1991 [w/o] 87302 87-0302 USAF 14 TFS F-16C Block 30H Details
Crashed in Leftwich park after the pilot ejected safely. The site of the crash was 4 miles north of Misawa, Japan. Witness Acount: "The load crew that I was on was doing a FOD walk in front of D-13 or D-15 HAS when it was taking off for a night sortie during an exercise. We noticed sparks coming out of the engine and it slowed down and turned towards lake Ogawara. The pilot then ejected. The aircraft crashed in Leftwich park and took out part of the soft ball field. We were told that the engine came apart."
07 May 1991 [w/o] 88-0022 88-0022 TUAF 142 Filo F-16C Block 30E Details
Crashed because of an engine failure. The engine went to SEC mode during a ground attack training and the pilot consequently declared an emergency and tried to return to the base. Unfurtunately, 400 to 500 feet from the runway he had to eject
21 May 1991 [w/o] J-880 81-0880 RNLAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 15T Details
Control was lost in a dive after an unrecoverable engine stall during air combat manoeuvres on a sortie from Decimomannu. The incident took place over the Mediterranean, 18 miles off the western coast of Sardinia, Italy. The pilot ejected safely.
08 Jun 1991 [w/o] 81814 81-0814 USAF 111 FIS F-16B Block 15D Details
Cause of the crash was a fuel shut-off valve, which is a safety device in case of a fire. The aircraft was flying from Holloman AFB, New Mexico to Ellington Field, Texas. The pilot felt a vibration followed by a bang which stopped the engine at an altitude of only 3,000 feet. The pilot re-light the engine and the same thing happened again. At this point the pilot, Captain Kenneth J. Gurry, ejected, because the aircraft was descending through 800 feet of altitude. The ejection occurred near League City, Texas. The ejection seat was repaired and used for training, then placed in the Texas Military Forces Museum.
16 Jun 1991 [w/o] 85723 81-0921 PAF 38 TW F-16A Block 15T Details
On a night training mission with one other F-16. Returning to Kamra AB to land suffered an engine failure forcing Squadron Leader Syed Hassan Raza to eject.
05 Jul 1991 [w/o] 86-0067 86-0067 TUAF 143 Filo F-16C Block 30B Details
Went down near Dinar, Turkey killing the pilot, Capt. Muzaffer Garip.
08 Jul 1991 [act] 880 87-0397 RSAF  F-16A Block 15AA OCU Details
Mid-air collision with another F-16A (87-0400, 883). The aircraft, took a while to repair. This mishap occurred over the South China Sea. About 1/3 of the right wing was sheared off and the LE flap bent up 90 degrees. There was also damage to the vertical and horizontal stabilizers on the right side. The successful recovery of the aircraft was a testament to the toughness of the F-16 design and pilot skill. The aircraft was repaired with the assistance of a USAF team from Hill AFB, Utah.
08 Jul 1991 [w/o] 883 87-0400 RSAF 140 sqn F-16A Block 15AB OCU Details
Lost due to a mid-air collision with another F-16A (87-0397, 880) which landed safely. The pilot ejected safely. The other aircraft, took a while to repair. This mishap occurred over the South China Sea

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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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