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| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit - Serial |
Squadron |
crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 6th February 1953 |
 USAF |
F‑84B | Luke AFB, AZ, USA | Training mission | ejection seat failed, pilot killed | Republic | ||
| 16th January 1962 |
USAF |
F‑104C Starfighter | 57‑0924 |
436th TFS 479th TFW Luke AFB |
engine lost power during take‑off, crashed near Luke AFB |
pilot ejected safely |
Lockheed | |
| 27th January 1982 |
USAF |
F-16A Block 10 | 79-0318 | 16 TFTS 'HL' Luke AFB | Flight control failure. Crashed into an unpopulated area Southwest of air base | pilot ejected safely | ACES II | |
| 10th February 1995 |
USAF |
F-16C Block 42C | 88-0478/LF |
56th FW 308th FS Luke AFB, Arizona |
collided with F-16D 83-1185/LF which landed safely | Pilot 1st Lieutenant Charles Durfee ejected safely. Both heels were broken due to ejecting at very low altitude. Parachute not fully deployed. | ACES II | |
| 21st August 1995 |
USAF |
F-16C Block 42C | 88-0455/LF | 56th FW/ 308th FS Luke AFB |
Routine training mission. Crashed 40 miles southwest
of Prescott in a remote area of Arizona |
Capt. Nathan Hill, ejected safely | ACES II | |
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21st December 1995 10:20 hours |
USAF |
F-16C Block 25D | 84-1250/LF |
56th FW/ 62nd FS Luke AFB |
Routine training mission.
Engine failure. Crash 12 miles southwest of Winslow, Arizona following engine failure |
Lt. Col. Joseph A. Abbott, (on temporary duty from Cannon AFB) 309th FS ejected safely | ACES II | |
| 29th January 1997 | USAF | F-16 | 83-1134 |
61st FS Luke AFB |
Capt. Robert Churchill | ACES II | ||
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22nd October 1998 13:00 hours |
USAF |
F-16 Block 42B |
88-0414 LF |
310th FS 56th FW Luke AFB |
Routine air-to-air training mission. collided with F‑16C 90‑0730 shortly after take‑off 10 M N of Luke AFB, AZ, USA |
Lt. Col. James Bright ejected safely | ACES II | |
| 15th December 1998 |
USAF |
F-16C |
84-1314 LF |
61st FS 56th FW Luke AFB |
Barry M Goldwater range, 40 M W of Gila Bend AFAF, AZ | Maj. Will Sparrow | ACES II | |
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7th January 1999 13:00 hours |
USAF | F-16 | 88-0154 'LF' |
310th FS Luke AFB |
Pilot Capt. Julian Chesnutt ejected | ACES II | ||
| Instructor Capt. Brian Egger ejected | ACES II | |||||||
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3rd February 1999 10:00 hours |
USAF | F-16 Block 42A | 84-1034 'LF' |
62nd FS Luke AFB |
Engine problems Crashed at the Barry M. Goldwater range about seven miles south of Gila Bend, Arizona | Student pilot 1st Lieutenant, Esther Obert |
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ACES II |
| All Luke AFB F-16's were grounded | ||||||||
| 26th March 1999 | USAF | F-16 | 88-0490 |
308th FS Luke AFB |
Capt. Michael G. Rider | ACES II | ||
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26th April 1999 18:05 hours |
USAF | F-16D Block 42G | 89-1275 'LF' |
63rd FS Luke AFB |
Landing gear lights indicated undercarriage problem. Attempts to sort problem continued until the aircraft ran out of fuel. Crashed 20 miles northwest of Luke AFB on White Tank Mt. Range | Instructor Pilot Maj. Kevin Grove | ACES II | |
| Capt. Stephan Kleinheyer [German Exchange Pilot] | ACES II | |||||||
| 20th September 1999 | USAF | F-16 | 83-1179 |
61st FS Luke AFB |
Maj. Sharon J. Preszler |
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ACES II | |
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16th
February 2000 12:10 hours |
USAF |
F‑16C Block 42F |
89‑2094 LF |
63rd FS/56th FW | Barry M Goldwater range, SW of Gila Bend, AZ, USA | Major Anthony Barrell ejected | ACES II | |
| All Luke F-16's were grounded | ||||||||
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16th
June 2000 7:45 hours |
USAF |
F‑16C Block 25E |
84‑1311 LF |
309th FS/56th FW | pilot inadvertently shut down engine, 12 M WSW of Sells, AZ, USA | First Lieutenant Doyle Pompa ejected safely | ACES II | |
| 23rd July 2001 |
USAF |
F-16D |
88-0167 LF |
308th FS
56th FW Luke AFB |
Fasteners came loose in engine which caught fire, N of Gila Bend, AZ, USA | Maj. Bob Egan ejected safely | ACES II | |
| 24th October 2001 |
USAF |
F-16 |
84-0217 or 84-1217 Confirm??? |
62nd FS Luke AFB |
ran off runway during landing | Maj. Yarema Sos | ACES II | |
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Tuesday 11th April 2006 09:50 local |
USAF |
F-16C Block 25 Fighting Falcon |
83-1164 62nd Fighter Squadron
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Luke AFB, Phoenix, Glendale, AR. USA |
Crashed in a field just after takeoff on a training flight near Cotton Lane and Camelback Road in the West Valley, about two miles southwest of Luke Air Force Base | Pilot Captain Jason Attaway safely ejected and was taken to Banner Estrella Medical Center | ACES II | |
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Monday 4th December 2006 8:30 a.m. local time |
USAF |
F-16D Fighting Falcon |
 62nd Fighter Squadron |
 Luke Air Force Base Arizona USA |
Training mission. Crashed in an unpopulated area east of Highway 85 in the Barry M. Goldwater Range | Instructor Pilot ejected and safe | ACES II | |
| Student Pilot ejected and safe | ACES II | |||||||
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USAF |
ACES II | |||||||
