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Air Combat Command officials released the Aircraft Accident Investigation Report today on the Nov. 17, 1998, crash of an Air National Guard F-16C on the Jefferson Proving Ground Range near Madison, Ind.

Belgian F-16 Runs of Runway

Wednesday, February 24, 1999
On February 25th, a Belgian 2W Tac F-16 (FA-118) crashed on landing. At touch-down the nose wheel turned to the right while the plane was still at a high speed. The nose wheel broke, and the F-16 ran of the runway with his nose in the ground. The pilot is safe but the aircraft is badly damaged.
Air Combat Command officials released the Aircraft Accident Investigation Report Feb. 10 on the Dec. 4, 1998, F-16D crash 65 miles west, southwest from Cannon AFB, N.M
Air Combat Command has released the Aircraft Accident Investigation Report on the Sept. 1 F-16C crash 25 miles south of Fort Sumner, N. M. The aircraft was from the 523rd Fighter Squadron at the 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, N. M.

F-16 Crashes in Arizona

Tuesday, February 02, 1999
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Arizona desert on Wednesday, and the student pilot survived by parachuting to safety. Student pilot First Lt. Esther Obert ejected from her F-16 as it plummeted to the desert in southwestern Arizona. She parachuted to safety on the sprawling Barry M. Goldwater Range near Gila Bend, Ariz.
An Air Force F-16 from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., crashed on to at raining range near Yuma, Ariz., just before 10 a. m. Feb 3. The pilot, 1st Lt. Esther Obert, ejected safely.
Air Combat Command released the Aircraft Accident Investigation Report Jan. 26 on the Sept. 1 F-16C crash 25 miles south of Fort Sumner, N.M.

Taiwanese F-16B crashes near Taitung AB

Sunday, January 24, 1999
ROCAF F-16B #6813 crashed in a tea plantation near Taitung AB. Sadly, the crew did not survive.
A team from the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base began an investigation into why a USAF F-16 crashed in northern Japan on Thursday.

Second U.S. F-16 crash in two days in Japan

Wednesday, January 20, 1999
A Japan-based U.S. F-16 crashed in the north of the country on Thursday, the second accident in two days. A U.S. Air Force F-16 from Misawa Air Base crashed in a wooded area of Kamaishi, a city about 140 km (85 miles) south of Misawa, while on a routine training mission.
Air Combat Command released the Aircraft Accident Investigation Report Jan. 12 on the Sept. 12 F-16D crash near Avon Park, Fla.

Cannon F-16D crashes during incentive flight

Thursday, December 03, 1998
An Air Force F-16D from Cannon AFB crashed at 0900h, Dec. 4th, about 30 miles south of Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The aircraft was flying an incentive flight at the time of the incident.

78th F-16CJ Crash Caused by Bearing Failure

Thursday, December 03, 1998
An F-16CJ from the 78th Fighter Squadron at Shaw AFB, S. C., crashed July 22 because of the failure of a "critical bearing in a linkage that controls air flow" to its General Electric F110 turbofan, the U.S. Air Force says. The pilot ejected safely, but the aircraft was destroyed.

Shaw F-16 crashes, pilot safely ejects

Friday, November 20, 1998
A Shaw AFB F-16 pilot from the 55th Fighter Squadron safely ejected prior to the aircraft impacting the ground here Nov. 19 at 3 p.m.

ANG F-16 crashes, pilot safely ejects

Thursday, November 19, 1998
An Indiana Air National Guard F-16 from the 181st Fighter Wing, crashed Nov. 17 at 2:40 p.m. in a remote area of the Jefferson Proving Ground near Madison, Indiana.

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