F-16 fighter jet crashes in Michigan as pilot ejects and is rushed to hospital

F-16 crashes on training run in Michigan; pilot safely ejects

An F-16 fighter jet crashed and the pilot ejected to safety in northern Michigan on Thursday afternoon, military officials confirmed. The crash, which occurred in Grand Traverse County, was captured in a video circulated by local news outlets showing a large plume of black smoke in the air near residential homes. The Texas Military Department…

Sep 17, 2026

Audio captures moments before F-16 crashes in Michigan as pilot ejects

A Texas National Guard pilot ejected from his F-16 fighter jet before it crashed and burst into flames in rural Michigan Thursday afternoon. The jet, flying with the 149th Fighter Wing from Lackland, Texas, went down in Grand Traverse County after a “mishap,” the unit confirmed. The pilot ejected and is being treated at a...

Sep 18, 2026

Pilot Ejects Safely as F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes in Michigan

The pilot ejected safely as an F-16 fighter jet crashed in Michigan on Thursday, sparking an emergency evacuation order within one mile. The post Pilot Ejects Safely as F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes in Michigan appeared first on Breitbart .

Sep 18, 2026

F-16 fighter jet crashes in Michigan as pilot ejects and is rushed to hospital

An F-16 fighter jet burst into flames after it crashed in rural Michigan Thursday.

Sep 17, 2026