ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170552
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| Date: | Monday 20 October 2014 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 125th FSqn /138th FWg Oklahoma ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 89-2019 |
| MSN: | 1C-172 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West of Kansas Highway 99 and south of Harvest Road, near Moline, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tulsa Air National Guard Base (TUL/KTUL) |
| Tulsa ANGB (TUL/KTUL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two F-16s of the Oklahoma Air National Guard were involved in a midair collision during a training exercise in Kansas with one pilot safely ejecting.
Military officials confirmed the collision took place around 14:20 Monday afternoon. One of the jets (F-16C Block 42E #89-2019) crashed into a field, but the pilot was able to eject.
The other plane safely returned to its base in Tulsa, but reports state that it needed to be towed after exiting the active runway. "The tip of one of the jet’s wings had broken off and it had a 4-inch diameter hole in the fuselage," said Michael Atchison, chief of Tulsa Fire House 51.
The two aircraft were originally part of a four-ship training flight. The jets are assigned to the 138th Fighter Wing based at the airport.
The Kansas Highway patrol said the crash site is large and is west of Kansas Highway 99 and south of Harvest Road, near Moline.
Colonel Max Moss with the Oklahoma National Guard said neither pilot was seriously injured. He also stated that one of the F-16’s returned safely to its base in Tulsa while the second crashed and burned in a field in southern Kansas.
While the pilot of the crashed F-16 was taken to McConnell Air Force Base hospital in Wichita for evaluation, he is not believed to be seriously injured
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20141128084027/http://www.kake.com:80/home/headlines/Elk-County-plane-crash-279825762.html?
2. http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=26580
3. http://www.inquisitr.com/1553588/f-16-jets-crash-kansas/
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20150730080307/http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/plane-crashes-in-elk-co/29240022
5. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20141021/NEWS02/310210067/Military-investigates-scene-Kansas-F-16-crash/
Media:
Pictures of the F-16 wreckage near Moline, KS. Plane took off from Tulsa. Pilot ejected himself. @NewsOn6 pic.twitter.com/MlyBxkiCWx
— Allison Harris (@allisonlharris) October 21, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2014 06:40 | harro | Added |
| 27-Oct-2014 17:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2014 17:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Oct-2014 17:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2020 22:30 | DB | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Feb-2021 21:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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