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F-16 Accidents & Mishaps for the United States Air Force

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Found 523 aircraft, displaying 106- 120 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
29 Nov 1993 [ w/o] 81770 81- 0770 USAF 114 FS F-16A Block 15 G ADF Details
Lost near Tulelake, California. The pilot, 1st Lieutenant Stephen Taylor, a student pilot from the Vermont ANG, died in the crash. The aircraft was engaged in BVR with an instructor at the time of the crash. Spatial disorientation was most likely the cause.
11 Sep 1993 [ w/o] 81779 81- 0779 USAF 169 FS F-16A Block 15 G ADF Details
The aircraft was completely destroyed in a crash. It impacted the ground near Union, Missouri due to bearing failure. The pilot ejected safely.
19 Mar 1983 [ act] 81779 81- 0779 USAF 612 TFS F-16A Block 15 G Details
Belly landed at Torrejon AB, Spain when the pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Aircraft, which was on a delivery flight, landed on three external tanks. Damage was considered minimal but was damaged when the recovery crane dropped it from roughly 4 feet during recovery. Because of that the aircraft had to have a spar replaced so a CLSS team flew in from Hill AFB, Utah and fixed the aircraft within a week.
25 May 1990 [ w/o] 81798 81- 0798 USAF 68 TFS F-16A Block 15 H Details
Crashed in a south Georgia community, named Pearson. The crash killed the pilot, Lieutenant Colonel A. Stuart, and a civilian.
08 Feb 1985 [ w/o] 81808 81- 0808 USAF 614 TFS F-16A Block 15 H Details
Flew into the ground near Aviano AB, Italy. Pilot ejected safely. The cause was determined that both AOA heaters failed and ice formed on the probes, driving the probes full down. This caused the LE flaps to full down and the aircraft flipped on its back. The aircraft impacted a snow covered slop, inverted, and slid to a stop. The jet was enroute from Torrejon AB, Spain when the accident occured. During ejection, the pilot received a gash to his jaw from his parachute harness.
08 Jun 1991 [ w/o] 81814 81- 0814 USAF 111 FIS F-16B Block 15 D 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.
04 Dec 2006 [ i/a] 81817 81- 0817 F-16B Block 15 F ADF Details
This aircraft was involved in a mishap where the aircraft had an engine fire. Details to be confirmed, but photos after the accident show the aircraft appears fine on the exterior. Due to the age of the airframe, it was declared a write-off.
25 Sep 2003 [ act] 81821 81- 0821 USAF 148 FS F-16B Block 15 H AIB Report Details
The aircraft was damaged but repairable after hitting three power lines and destructing 10 power poles during a straight-in simulated flame-out approach (SFO) at Libby Army Airfield, Arizona. Both the instructor pilot and the student were unhurt, but the aircraft suffered some damage to the engine inlet, port strake, ram air diverter, nose gear, leading edge flap, flaperon, port horizontal stabilator and port speed brake. Cause of the incident was reported as lack of sufficient situational awareness by the instructor pilot.
10 Feb 1988 [ w/o] 82909 82- 0909 USAF FWS F-16A Block 15 J Details
24 Jul 1987 [ w/o] 82912 82- 0912 USAF FWS F-16A Block 15 J Details
Collided with F-16A (80-0597) over Indian Springs, Nevada killing Major Michael J. Lotti.
23 Jun 1993 [ act] 82916 82- 0916 USAF 169 FS F-16A Block 15 J ADF AIB Report Details
Mid-air collision with F-16B (82-1042) during a training sortie including BFM. The aircraft landed safely.
18 Apr 1991 [ w/o] 82920 82- 0920 USAF 184 TFS F-16A Block 15 J Details
Lost due to bird strike of a turkey vulture near Fort Smith, Arkansas
10 Nov 1983 [ w/o] 82925 82- 0925 USAF 16 TFTS F-16A Block 15 K Details
Crashed on the Utah Test & Training Range killing Captain Christopher Barber. The unit was flying night mission. The pilot accidently perceived the flashing light on a train engine as the strobe of his flight lead and attempted to rejoin on the light with no radar lock.
17 Dec 1993 [ w/o] 82927 82- 0927 USAF 184 FS F-16A Block 15 K Details
Collided with an F-15A (75-0054) of the 122th FS over the Atlantic Ocean off Brunswick, Georgia. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel John Michael Steward, was killed in this mid-air collision. The F-15 pilot ejected safely and was recovered.
12 Jun 1994 [ w/o] 82934 82- 0934 USAF 169 FS F-16A Block 15 K ADF Details
Written-off in a crash while making a fuel stop at Buckley ANGB, Colorado. When the aircraft lifted off the runway it veered off to the right with the pilot ejecting immediately and landing safe. Cause was determined as non proper trim settings applied for take-off.

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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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Errors and Omissions

Mar 04, 2022 - 09:51 AM
F-16 CRASH

I couldn't find the Edwards AFB crash of 2001 in this list. I was trying to find what tail number it was.


Mar 04, 2024 - 06:45 AM
Jan 82

Some time in the 80s a f16 landing at nellis missed the the arresting Hook and went thru the barrier at end of runway and came to rest in 3 pieces on the golf course

Pilot was cut out of cockpit and walked away





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