F-16 Aircraft Database

Collided with F-16A (FA-31, 78-0146) 30 km South-west of Limoges, France. For Slt. Albert Jonnart the collision was fatal. The tail section was ripped off and the aircraft automatically climbed to 5,000 ft. Did the pilot try to eject? Fact is that the ejection seat was activated upon impact with the ground and only at that moment the pilot was seperated from his seat. The pilot of the other aicraft, Danny Faye, managed to make an emergency landing at Limoges.

Lost in a mountainous region, killing Captain Gil Ivri

Flew into the waters in the Black Sea

Collided in mid-air with an F-5E (74-01534 of the 527th AS numbered 10) over Searland ,Germany killing the F-16 pilot, Lt.Col. Richard "Dick" Allain. The F-16 came down at the local district "Hoxberg", town limits of Lebach, Kreis Saarlouis. F-5 allegedly came down near Nonweiler, local town of Selbach, Germany.

Went off the runway during a landing because it was caught in the jet wash of an F-111. Pilot was fine but the aircraft had a good record of code 1 prior to this mishap.

Collided near Augusta, Georgia with F-15A (75-0056) of the 128th TFS 5 miles east of Wadley, Georgia. In the backseat was Bill Elliot who is a well known NASCAR driver. The missile rail on the F-16 hooked the intake on the F-15. Major Wayne F. Conroy was able to land the F-16 at Dobbins AFB, Georgia. F-16 was repaired only to be lost in a mishap on November 14, 1991. F-15 pilot, Lt. Col. Bruce W. MacLane ejected safely.

Crashed near Vadehavet, Denmark. The American exchange pilot flying the aircraft, Captain Steven D. Wheeless, ejected safely. During a training mission in low altitude flying, the pilot had to make an evasive manoeuvre in order to clear a flock of birds. During this manoeuvre the aircraft stalled and then hit the the water. It then jump back into the air giving the pilot the chance to eject.

Crashed near Ålebæk Bugt, south of Skagen, Denmark. Engine failure caused this crash with the pilot, Lieutenant Per Barner Petersen, ejecting safely.

Crashed east of Madrid (Pastrana), Spain. The pilot ejected safely. The shaft through the fuel pump separated and consequently fuel wasn't getting to the engine which caused it to stop. The plane pancaked into the ground.