F-16 Aircraft Database

Engine stalled, but when the pilot tried to relight, the engine caught fire. Pilot ejected over Negev desert. All Israeli F-16's were grounded till February 27th.

Nose-wheel collapsed after the towbar disengaged and the gear dropped into the sand besides the taxiway at Aalborg AB. Damage was minor and the aircraft was repaired quickly.

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.

Crashed eight kilometres north of Donalsonville, Georgia while on a night goggle training mission out of Moody. The crew of two, Major Charles B. Kearney and First Lieutenant Christopher Hutchins, ejected safely and were picked up by 41st Rescue Squadron SH-60G’s. The cause of the accident turned out to be a failed high pressure turbine wheel that shelled in flight. The aircraft was lend to the 69 FS at the time of the accident.

Impacted the ground coming out of a loop at the Kingsville air show in Texas. The aircraft was from Shaw AFB, South Carolina. Pilot, Major Brison Phillips, did not eject. Six minutes into the scripted airshow the pilot executed a double Immelman maneuver to 21 seconds inverted followed by a split S maneuver. The inverted maneuver was standard to maintain position with ground references and the show line. Due to strong winds and unfamiliar ground references, the pilot channelized his atention on the ground references and the show line but not at his power setting en 12° dive angle. Higher than normal power and the dive caused him to descend rapidly from 6,300 feet to 4,200 feet and accelerate from 132 knots to 444 knots. The pilot recognized this and pulled maximum G's but impacted the ground

Went down over water 20 kilometres southwest of Atlit. It was 20:00 hours and they were on routine manoeuvres. The crew of two were killed, pilot Major Yonatan Begin and navigator Lieutenant Lior Harari

The aircraft collided with F-16C (#93-0666) and consequently crashed. One of the pilots, captain Murat Özaydin was killed, while the other, 1st Lieutenant Gungor Ozer ejected safely.

The aircraft collided with F-16C (#93-0657) and consequently crashed. One of the pilots, captain Murat Özaydin was killed, while the other, 1st Lieutenant Gungor Ozer ejected safely.

First Lieutenant Doyle Pompa ejected safely at 7:45 hours. The location was fourteen miles southwest of Sells, Arizona on the Barry M. Goldwater range. The pilot was engaged in an air-to-air fighting training. It was later revealed that the student pilot without realizing, pulled the throttle into the cut-off location during the intensity of the exercise. An airstart was performed, but seemed unsuccessfull due to the pilot applying the Critical Action Procedures (CAPs) incorrectly. All Luke based F-16's were grounded as a result. The mishap was not a fleet wide problem, so flying resumed on June 20th.

Lost due to a bird strike over the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range, Alberta, Canada. The pilot, Captain Richard Pietrykowski, ejected with injuries to his face, a 417 Squadron CH-146 ‘415' picked him up. A Pelican hit the canopy creating a large hole which is what injured the pilot. This aircraft was participating in an exercise. The largest piece that was left was the gun fairing. The rest of the F-16 was underground in the muskeg (unfrozen tundra). The only access to the crash site was via helicopter. The ejection seat had bird guts all over it and a hole where a bear had bitten through the seat while licking off the guts. The canopy had pieces with feathers actually sticking out of it. In detail the pilot was messed up with air bubbles in his skin which resulted in temporary blindness and hearing loss. The F-16 impacted a pelican at 2,000 AGL at about 700 knots. This clipped the helmet straps off and destroyed the HUD & glareshields. The pilot ejected almost immediately with no time to slow down. Probably larger pieces of the aircraft will surface as the years go by and the ground freezes and thaws.

Engine failure after takeoff from Ramon Air Base. Pilot forced to eject, and came down unharmed south of Kibbutz Hatzerim.

Mid-air collision with another F-16C (90-0809) from the same squadron. The pilot, Major David Kossler, was forced to eject. His aircraft impacted the side of Mormon Mountain. While the other aircraft, piloted by Major Brandon Sweat, landed safely with minor damage. It was about 17:00 hours near Morman Mesa, which is 50 miles northeast of Nellis. The aircraft were part of a four ship formation. The aircraft that survived the collision was repaired and first noticed in service by August 2001 at Nellis AFB as a detachment from Eglin AFB

Mid-air collision with another F-16C (88-0542) from the same squadron. The aircraft, piloted by Major Brandon Sweat, landed safely with minor damage. It was about 17:00 hours near Morman Mesa, which is 50 miles northeast of Nellis. The aircraft were part of a four ship formation. The aircraft was repaired and first noticed in service by August 2001 at Nellis AFB as a detachment from Eglin AFB.

Clipped the top of a barn before impacting a ploughed field. Pilot, Major Stephen W. Simmons, was buzzing his in-laws, since they own the property. He was in the process of completing a loop, starting at 140 feet with a top of only 4,759 feet. Unfortunately he wasn't able to complete the loop and never ejected. Time of the crash was 18:00 hours, 4 miles from Tulla, Texas. Eye witnesses said the aircraft lost power and then crashed. Simons was a pilot with Delta Airlines and was flying a cross-country mission from Hill AFB back to NAS Fort Worth.

Pilot ejected safely at 1,700 feet over the Atlantic one mile off the coast of Brigantine, New Jersey. The aircraft had engine problems at 15:40 hours, while on a flight of four aircraft. The pilot was picked up by a police boat and transferred to a Coast Guard ship. At 16,000 feet the pilot felt vibrations and immediate deceleration. The cause was a failure and subsequent liberation of a turbine blade from the 3rd stage of the turbine section resulting in damage to the oil system.