Event Brief
Pilot ejects safely after Texas Air National Guard F-16 crash
By The BriefBrief · Sources (12)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 149th Fighter Wing of the Texas Air National Guard crashed during a routine training mission at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in northern Michigan. The pilot ejected safely and was awake and alert after parachuting to the ground, officials said.
WHO: Texas Air National Guard; 149th Fighter Wing
WHAT: An F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a routine training mission; the pilot ejected safely.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: Grand Traverse County, Michigan
WHY: The cause of the crash has not been reported.
Sources (12):
ABC News,
Air & Space Forces Magazine,
CBS News,
Fox News,
Jerusalem Post,
NBC News,
Stars & Stripes,
TWZ,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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