{"id":25550,"date":"2026-09-17T21:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25550"},"modified":"2026-09-17T21:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:17:32","slug":"us-f-16-fighter-jet-crashes-in-michigan-bursts-into-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25550","title":{"rendered":"US F-16 fighter jet crashes in Michigan, bursts into flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134321052,imgsize-98882,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/military-plane-crash-michigan.jpg\" alt=\"US F-16 fighter jet crashes in Michigan, bursts into flames\" title=\"Smoke rises after an F-16 fighter jet crashed in a rural area near Traverse City (AP photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Smoke rises after an F-16 fighter jet crashed in a rural area near Traverse City (AP photo)\">Smoke rises after an F-16 fighter jet crashed in a rural area near Traverse City (AP photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An F-16 fighter jet from Texas crashed in rural Michigan on Thursday during a routine training exercise, with the pilot ejecting safely before being taken to a local hospital, a military spokesman said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The aircraft was taking part in exercises at a National Guard base in Alpena, about 190 miles (305 km) north of Detroit, when it went down. Sgt. Derek Gutierrez, a public affairs specialist with the 149th Fighter Wing, said the pilot was receiving medical treatment but declined to provide the pilot\u2019s name or details about any injuries, citing military policy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The crash sent a plume of dark smoke into the air and prompted reports of explosions from people living nearby.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The fighter jet was among several F-16s from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas participating in the Michigan exercises, Gutierrez said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Wendy Sobeck, who lives in the area with her husband, said they initially believed a vehicle had crashed near their home. \u201cWe thought there was a car accident outside our house. We saw big billowing black smoke. We couldn\u2019t tell what it was, so my husband got into his pickup truck and saw what happened,\u201d she said. \u201cYou could see the plane debris in the field. Explosions kept happening,&#8221; she said, as quoted by AP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Her husband, Fred Sobeck, 65, said he saw flames after driving toward the crash site. \u201cPolice told me to get out of there because of explosions,\u201d he said, recalling a \u201cbig fireball in the field\u201d near a house and a camper. Neither structure was hit, he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The US military began operating F-16s in 1979. The Air Force Safety Center records at least 14 Class A mishaps involving the aircraft since 2000. The designation generally applies when an incident results in more than $2 million in damage, destroys an aircraft or causes a service member\u2019s death.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Another F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed in California\u2019s desert in December while flying with the US Air Force Thunderbirds. The pilot also ejected safely in that incident.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/us-f-16-fighter-jet-crashes-in-michigan-bursts-into-flames\/articleshow\/134321048.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smoke rises after an F-16 fighter jet crashed in a rural area near Traverse City (AP photo) An F-16 fighter jet from Texas crashed in rural Michigan on Thursday during a routine training exercise, with the pilot ejecting safely before being taken to a local hospital, a military spokesman said.The aircraft was taking part in 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