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The Indian Air Force pronounced that 2005 was their safest year for flying for 36 years with a total of 10 crashes. This figure was an improvement on 2004 when there were 15 crashes.

 

   January  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
Monday 9th January 2006
UAE Air Force
 F-16E Falcon Block 60 3052
RE-27

[00-6027]

Hit ground while in practice flight for Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2006 Abu Dhabi.  Crashed between dunes  in full burner with a high sink rate

[ref. various Middle Eastern press releases & F-16.net, AFM]



                            Block 60 F-16E                      photo LMTAS

Lockheed Martin test Pilot Dan Levin ejected - but his chute didn't have time to fully deploy so  he sustained major injuries including broken bones and a punctured lung

ACES II
Friday 13th January 2006
Trench Shoring Services Inc,
Fulton County, Ga
Cirrus SR22   Trench Shoring Services Inc,
Fulton County, Ga
Crashed near the Childersburg-Fayetteville Road, Talladega County, Birmingham Alabama an hour into a business flight to Orlando, Fl.
Kerwin Day
via John Gilmore BRS
Ballistic Parachute System
Pilot Kerwin Day and two passengers landed in the aircraft safely and were able to walk to up a hill to use the 911 services
Monday 16th January 2006
Russian
Su-24 Fencer   Vozhayevka Airport Technical problem. Crashed in Russia's far-eastern Amur Region Ejected - condition reported as fair K-36
Ejected - condition reported as fair K-36
Tuesday 17th January 2006
10:00 am local

USAF
F-15C Eagle
ZZbl

78-0498

44th Fighter Squadron Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan Crashed into the sea  about 70 kilometers east of Ikeijima Island at around 10 a.m. Okinawa, Japan Captain Jeffrey W. Rock ejected safely ACES II
Tuesday 17th January 2006
11:00 a.m. local

IAF
MiG-21   Jamnagar Air Base, Gujarat Experienced an ''engine surge'' during pull-out from a dive crashed near the Sarmat firing range, ten km from near Jamnagar Squadron Leader J P S Bains ejected safely having pointed aircraft into a safe direction KM-1
Tuesday 24th January 2006

08:46 local
 


Philippine Air Force
OV-10C Bronco Lieutenant Colonel Restituto Padilla, spokesman for the Philippine Air Force (PAF), said the plane took off from the Major Danilo Atienza Airfield in Sangley Air Base, Cavite City and was  at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
 
Danilo Atienza Airfield in Sangley Point, Cavite province. En route to Clark Air Base in Pampanga for a training flight when the mishap took place. Engine problem - Crashed -  in Barangay (village) Binakod, an island village, in Paombong town Captain James Acosta ejected NAA/R
LW-3
Other pilot Captain Aniano Amatong Jr. killed in crash NAA/R
LW-3
Wednesday 25th January 2006
Private Ownership
 L-39 Albatros  
Red Air, Quincy, Illinois
Crashed. Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
Major Stephen Freeman (Montana) USMC (rtd)  ejected at low level but was killed - did not separate from seat
VS-1
Friday 27th January 2006
9:50 a.m. (0050 GMT)

South Korean
F-16C
Block 32A
85-1576
19th Fighter Wing
 Jungwon AB
Following take-off from  its base near city of Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, located some 150 kilometers southeast of Seoul
    an  F-16C similar to this was lost     photo ROKAF

The pilot, a 35-year-old major, ejected with minor injuries

ACES II
Saturday 28th January 2006
at approximately 4:17 a.m. (PST).

USN
 
F/A-18C Hornet 164642
NK-404

VFA 25
CAW 14
USS Ronald Reagan
CVN 76
 Crashed into the sea  approximately 120 miles southeast of Brisbane, Australia, while trying to land on on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan Pilot ejected

LINK

Martin-Baker
NACES
Monday 30th January 2006
14:45 local

Turkish
A. F.
F-16C
Block 40P
93-0014
181 Filo ??Diyarbakir AB
Crashed over a deserted area in Diar Bakr district in East Turkey, some 10 kilometers from the air base, during a routine exercise Pilot ejected ACES II

 

   February 

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
Monday 6th February 2006
17:17 h

USN
F/A-18D Hornet
VFA-125
"Rough Raiders"

Lemoore Naval Air Station

Operating from Key West

Crashed in the Atlantic 5 miles south of Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Florida Keys Pilot ejected and was picked up by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter - 7th Coast Guard District, Miami.   Martin-Baker
NACES
Tuesday 21st February 2006
1:40 p.m.

Pakistan Air Force
JF-7
"Thunder"
  Mianwali airbase Techbnical problems. crashed near Bhakar, some 200 kilometers southwest of Islamabad. eastern Punjab province pilot ejected safely   Martin-Baker
Tuesday 21st February 2006
5:00 p.m.

USMC
F/A-18 Hornet Crusaders of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, Marine Aircraft Group 31.
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
crashed into coastal waters off of Key West Maj. Steven Feltenberger  from MCAS, Beaufort, ejected safely   Martin-Baker
Monday 27th February 2006
13h15

FAF

                                                        photo Dassault
base Aérienne BA -102
"
Guynemer"
Dijon

Can anyone confirm ??

mid air collision between two Mirage 2000-5's from Dijon near to St
Dizier. One landed, one crashed
Pilot ejected

name ???

  SEMB
(Martin-Baker)Mark 10 zero-zero ejection seat
Mirage 2000-5F 72 / 2EE
Monday 6th February 2006 US Department of State OV-10D N474AW   On a drug eradication mission. Crashed, lost power during climb and impacted with the ground 3 minutes and 3 miles out from the runway in Larandia Colombia pilot (name withheld here for security reasons)ejected and survived but badly injured.   LW-3B

21st february ??? PAF jet crashes near Bhakkar
(Updated at 1600 PST)
BHAKKAR: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jet on training flight crashed near Bhakkar on Tuesday whereas pilot of the plane ejected safely. 

According to details, a PAF F-7 plane that takes off from Mianwali Airbase was crashed near Sher Garh area of tehsil Mankera, Bhakkar at 1:40 PST. Pilot of the plane ejected safely. Fire brigade instantly extinguished the fire erupted after crash. DCO Bhakkar and DPO Bhakkar reached the incident site. Investigations of the incident underway. 

 

State Dept. OV-10D crashes in Colombia, pilot hurt
 
By Mike Whaley
 
Just after takeoff for a drug-eradication mission on the morning of Feb. 6, State Dept. OV-10D  Larandia, Colombia, during VFR conditions. The pilot (name withheld here for security reasons) was seriously injured according to the NTSB report, while other sources have reported the injuries as minor scrapes and bruises. The Bronco was destroyed. Another aircraft that took off before the OV-10 reported that the pilot had power problems with the right engine, proceeded to dump most of the chemicals, and said he was unable to feather the propeller and that he couldn't maintain altitude. He elected to eject, and the airplane burned and shed parts during impact upon rough terrain. The right engine separated from the airframe and the main wreckage came to rest about 3,000 feet from the initial impact point. The preliminary NTSB report is at

 

   March

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
Friday 3rd March 2006
11:30 a.m.

USN
EA-6B Prowler

NH500


Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station

NEWS REPORT
Crashed in an unpopulated area around Holdman in Umatilla County about 25 miles east of the Boardman bombing range - about 10 miles south of the Columbia River in north-eastern Oregon
                                                          photo USN
Martin-Baker
Lt. Cynthia Lisa ejected safely
Lt. Cdr. Chris Field ejected safely
Lt. Colin Tolbert-Smith ejected safely
Lt Dave Ganci ejected safely
Tuesday 14th March 2006
9:30 a.m

USAF
F-16C Block 40F  Fighting Falcon 89-2099
 

35th Fighter Squadron
"Pantons"
8th Fighter Wing
"Wolfpack"
Kunsan Air Base
ACES II
Regular training sortie. Crashed into the coastal waters off Gunsan in North Jeolla Province. off Kunsan, South Korean Peninsula , about 260 kilometers south of Seoul Captain Donald Siegmund ejected safely, rescued by two  rescue helicopters from the Republic of Korea Air Force FURTHER DETAILS APPRECIATED
Wednesday 15th March 2006
Russian Air Force
Su-24M bomber
"Fencer-D"
    Technical failure. Crashed during a training mission into a field in the southern Voronezh region, some 450 kilometers (280 miles) south of Moscow ejected   K-36D
ejected   K-36D
Saturday 18th March 2006
09:30h
Conflicting early reports-

Three plane formation practising formation flight

possibly the tail of one plane hit another during the practice.
OR
Control loss at high speed and low altitude while avoiding college building. Crashed  into a toor dal field in Naubad on the outskirts of Bidar, in north Karnataka  about 700 km from Bangalore

Awaiting further confirmation of events.


                   via Jagan

Wing Commander Dheeraj Bhatia. unsuccessful attempt to eject at low level,- died in crash

Squadron Leader Shailendra Singh unsuccessful attempt to eject at low level, less than 100 feet - died in crash

Martin-Baker

IAF
Kiran Mk II ????
'Surya Kiran'

(Rays of the Sun)
aerobatics team
Martin-Baker
Tuesday 21st March 2006
10am

Spanish A. F.
Mirage F-1M C14-55 Ala 14
Esc 141
or
Esc 142
??
 

Los Llanos Spanish Air Force base

Details needed

In formation with two other jets - crashed on farm land adjacent to the A-31 Alicante-Atalaya del Cañavete freeway (km 32) near the town of La Roda Pilot Pedro M.M.  ejected at very low altitude - taken to Albacete General Hospital with minor injuries (various fractures)   Hispano Martin Baker Mk6 0-0 seat(modernized
Hispano Martin-Baker Mk4
)
 
Early unofficial report states "bodies of the pilots were found near the crash site by rescue helicopters". Can anyone confirm if the crew of the IAF MiG-21 attempted ejection ??
Tuesday 21st March 2006
3.35 p.m. (local)

 

IAF
MiG-21
Type-69

Trainer
 
101 Sqn
Falcons
Crashed in open field 16 km from Uttarlai village in Barmer district, Rajasthan  
Sqn. Ldr. P.K. Chikkara died in crash Flight Lieutenant Aniket V. Kolhe died in crash
Thursday 30th March 2006
USAF
F-16C
Block 40
89-2115
421st Fighter Squadron,
 
388th Fighter Wing's
Hill AFB
Crashed just after  approximately 30 miles west of Hill Air Force Base. On training mission over the northern Utah Test and Training Range

Links to external reports
REPORT-1
REPORT-2
 

Pilot 1st Lt. Jay Baer ejected safely, landing in an area of mixed mud and sand, and was reportedly in good condition, with some "bumps and bruises," ACES II
Friday 31st March 2006

10:00h


French Air Force
Mirage 2000D EC 01.003 "Navarre" from Nancy BA126 Solenzara Bird collision after takeoff. Crashed into the sea near Corsica ejected and rescued   Martin- Baker
ejected and rescued
02 avril 2006
Mirage 2000Dof EC 01.003 "Navarre"
 684 code 3-IW
 
Martin- Baker

   April

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
Wednesday
5th April 2006
5:40 p.m.

USAF
F-16CJ Block 50
Fighting Falcon
93-0542

55th Fighter Squadron

 

 


20th Fighter Wing
Shaw Air Force Base, SC

On training mission. Crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, about 30 miles off the coast of South Carolina

WIS10 NEWS Report link

Pilot Capt. Theodore "Ted" Schultz ejected and rescued. from the water around 7:35 p.m., about two hours after the crash. He was in stable condition and was being taken to a Charleston hospital for additional treatment   ACES II
Thursday 6th April 2006 14:00
PLAAF
J-7 fighter Chinese media has confusing reports about crashes involving J-7 aircraft in Hainan Province. One reports gives a J-7 crashing with both pilots ejecting but nine on the ground killed.  Another source gives the two pilots being killed in the crash. Is it possible that there were two separate incidents or a collision - CAN ANYONE HELP with details ejected ??
ejected ??
Tuesday
11th April 2006
09:50 local
 

USAF
F-16C
Block 25
Fighting Falcon
83-1164
62nd Fighter Squadron


Can anyone confirm ???

 


56th Fighter Wing

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
Wednesday
12th April 2006
09:00 local

Vietnam
MiG-21
                                        file photo

Believed to have been a mechanical problem during training mission. Crashed central Vietnam province of Binh Dinh, Phuoc Hoa commune of Tuy Phuoc district

reported in the Tien Phong newspaper

Pilot ejected and sustained minor injuries having navigated aircraft away from populated areas FURTHER DETAILS APPRECIATED   KM-1
25th April 2006
Jordanian Air Force
Casa C101 CC 325
11sq 
Technical Failure' While on Training Mission. A pilot candidate died on Tuesday when he jumped using a parachute from his plane which experienced a technical failure,  according to the Jordanian Armed Forces Spokesperson. The Pilot candidate  was on a training mission with his trainer in an air force plane when the plane experienced a technical failure a few seconds after its take off while his trainer survived after landing the plane safely.  
[

 
Source: Amman Petra-JNA (Internet Version-WWW) in English -- Official news agency of the Jordanian Government; URL: http://www.petra.gov.jo/  ]
 Best Regards,
Michel Vandervoort
editor Stoffer & Blik
Dutch Aviation Society
sb@scramble.nl
Pilot candidate Mohammad Awaad al Sardieh ejected but was killed   Martin-Baker Mk10
Thursday
20th April 2006

Pakistan Air Force (PAF)
Mirage Masroor Airbase
                  
 

Xinhua/AFP
 
                              

pilot ejected safely
 
FURTHER DETAILS APPRECIATED Martin-Baker
Technical fault,  during routine flight. crashed near Naval Colony in Gharbi Area of Baldia Town in the port city of Karachi, Islamabad, Pakistan pilot ejected safely Martin-Baker
Tuesday 25th April 2006
10:35 local

HAF
RF-4E Phantom II 69-7499 348 Mira
Larisa Air Base
5 nm from Larisa AB

[sources: mil-spotters-forum
        Greek media

Pilot ejected FURTHER DETAILS APPRECIATED Martin-Baker Mk.7
Rio ejected   Martin-Baker Mk.7

  May

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
Thursday
11th May 2006
09:30 local

Vietnam

see also
Wednesday
12th April 2006
09:00 local

MiG-21U   940 Regiment Caught fire in midair Crashed Nhon Hau village, An Nhon
district in Binh Dinh province 700 km north of Ho Chi Minh City

source: Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh city,Vietnam

 

Pilot ejected KM-1
Student ejected KM-1
Thursday
18th May 2006

Pakistan Air Force (PAF)
Mirage Masroor Airbase ??? crashed near the port city of Karachi (80 km northwest of Karachi)  
                              

pilot ejected safely
 
FURTHER DETAILS APPRECIATED

A French-made Mirage fighter plane of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed near the port city of Karachi on Thursday, but the pilot ejected safely, a PAF spokesman said

Martin-Baker
Monday 22nd May 2006
22:00

Italian Air Force
F-16A 82-1023
[
MM7246]
or
80-0616

[confirm???]

37 Stormo
Trapani-Birgi AB (Sicily)

                                            lmco

pilot Pier Francisco Grassi ejected
ACES II
Monday 22nd May 2006
22:00

Italian Air Force
F-16A 82-1023
or
80-0616
[confirm???]
En route to Decimomannu AB in Sardina for "Spring Flag 2006" exercise. Collided over the Mediterranean sea during a training exercise. Both pilots ejected and recovered by SAR and taken to the Marine hospital of Cagliari. pilot Fabio De Luca ejected ACES II