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Air Force Times have reported on the release of the Accident Investigation Board report on the July 2007 crash of an 13 EFS F-16 block 50 at Balad AB. The conclusion of the investigation blames low tyre pressure for the loss.

A PoAF F-16 crashed today at 13.40h local time, during a test flight after completion of an M4 MLU modification. The pilot ejected, sustaining no injuries.

An F-16 at Cannon Air Force Base was forced to jettison its external tanks after takeoff on Saturday when the jet experienced a technical malfunction.

An Air Force report blames the September 18th, 2007 crash of an F-16CG on a wide range of factors, including weather, plane malfunction and pilot action.

An F-16 from the 482 FW based out of Homestead Air Reserve Base crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday evening during a routine training mission.

Get out! Get out now! No pilot ever wants to hear those words, but they were ringing in Major Jeffrey Cunningham's ears as he sat on the flightline at Nellis AFB, with his F-16 Fighting Falcon on fire.

A Greek F-16C Block 52+ from 337 Mira crashed during a night training exercise. Unfortunately the pilot did not survive.

Farmers living near Tengah Air Base have been told to destroy about 200 tons of crops, which have been doused with droplets of red dye last Friday.

Air Force Times reports that an F-15C Eagle pilot has been cited for causing the mid-air collision that cost more than $1 million in repairs to the F-16 he struck during the June 11 accident.

Air Force Times is reporting that an accident investigation board has concluded its investigation and released a report on Monday saying that F-16C (#91-0386) crashed due to a jammed throttle cable during a night training mission over the Nevada test range.

Turkish F-16s returning from an operation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were unable to land in Diyarbakir last week due to a lack of communication.

The US Air Force said bolts which were improperly installed caused the crash of an F-16 last January near Owens Lake in remote eastern California.

The Italian Air Force is reporting the crash of a 37° Stormo F-16 ADF based out of Trapani-Birgi. The pilot ejected safely.

On Tuesday morning, a USAF F-16 was forced to make an emergency landing at Wilmington International Airport (ILM), North Carolina.

A pilot's disorientation during a night-time take off caused an F-16CG to crash in Iraq on June 15, killing the pilot immediately on impact, Air Force officials announced Thursday.