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F-16 Accident Reports for 2016

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Found 11 aircraft, displaying 1- 11 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
14 Jan 2016 [ w/o] 159 78- 0166 RJAF 1 sqn F-16B Block 20 MLU Details
Crashed with both pilots escaping unharmed.
21 Jan 2016 [ w/o] 93711 93- 0711 USAF 21 FS F-16A Block 20 News Article Details
The jet crashed near Bagdad in Yavapai County, Arizona around 8:45 local time while practising high G maneuvres. The pilot didn't eject.
29 Mar 2016 [ w/o] 88518 88- 0518 USAF 421 FS F-16C Block 40 D News Article Details
Crashed right after take off from Bagram AB in Afghanistan at 20:30 local after suffering an engine failure. The pilot ejected safely.
30 Mar 2016 [ w/o] 90-940 90- 0940 RoKAF 19 FW F-16D Block 32 Q News Article Details
Crashed during a training sortie at Cheongsong around 16:06 hours local. Both pilots ejected safely.
02 Jun 2016 [ w/o] 92890 92- 3890 USAF USAF ADS F-16C Block 52 P News Article Details
The aircraft crashed in a field near Widefield, not far from Colorado Springs, after a fly-over at the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. The pilot, Maj. Alex 'Tuna' Turner ejected safely. The cause of the mishap was a throttle trigger actuation and subsequent malfunction (throttle trigger stuck in retracted position) followed by the pilot’s inadvertent full-rotation of the throttle grip while retarding the throttle aft to cutoff position.
07 Jun 2016 [ w/o] 93531 93- 0531 USAF 157 FS F-16C Block 52 Q News Article Details
The jet collided with a 157th FS sistership (#92-3899) above a military operating area near Jefferson County, Georgia during a routine exercise. Both pilots ejected safely.
07 Jun 2016 [ w/o] 92899 92- 3899 USAF 157 FS F-16C Block 52 P News Article Details
The jet collided with a 157th FS sistership (#93-0531) above a military operating area near Jefferson County, Georgia during a routine exercise. Both pilots ejected safely.
05 Oct 2016 [ w/o] 119 00- 1021 IDFAF 119 sqn F-16D Block 52 News Article Details
Crash landed at Ramon AFB during a landing with asymmetric load-out. Both members ejected with the navigator ejecting safely, but unfortunately the pilot, Maj. Ohad Cohen-Nov, didn't survive.
Nov 2016 [ act] 91400 91- 0400 USAF 13 FS F-16C Block 50 D Details
Aircraft suffered an electrical overflow which 'fried' its hardware.
02 Nov 2016 [ sto] 512 99- 1512 HAF 343 Mira F-16C Block 52 Details
Caught fire when parked on the appron at Souda Bay AFB during start-up. The pilot escaped unharmed. Unclear wether this will be a write-off.
05 Dec 2016 [ w/o] 145 80- 3564 RJAF 1 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU News Article Details
The aircraft crashed due to a technical malfunction. The pilot, Maj. Ayed Ahmad al-De'ajah, was unfortunately killed.



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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