- The fate of a pilot remains unknown as a F-16 military jet crashes in Arizona
- Rescue efforts are underway and the US Air force has activated a team to investigate the crash
- The unit, Arizona Guard’s 162nd Wing, is based at Tucson International Airport and serves as the Air National Guard’s lead F-16 pilot training unit
Arizona Air National Guard officials say an F-16 fighter has crashed in southeastern Arizona but the fate of the pilot isn’t yet known.
The crash happened at mid-afternoon Tuesday about 20 miles northwest of Safford.
A Guard news release says rescue efforts are underway.
An F-16 military jet, assigned to the Arizona Guard’s 162nd Wing, crashed on Tuesday
The Fighting Falcon was assigned to the Arizona Guard’s 162nd Wing.
The unit is based at Tucson International Airport and serves as the Air National Guard’s lead F-16 pilot training unit.
The US Air force has activated a team to investigate the crash.
‘All I can say is we do have a crash, and it appears to be an Air Force jet,’ Graham County Sheriff PJ Allred said, according to the Eastern Arizona Courier.
‘We’re waiting on the inspectors from Davis-Monthan (Air Force Base, in Tucson) to come out.’
The fate of the pilot remains unknown and rescue teams have been deployed to the area
The unit is based at Tucson International Airport and serves as the Air National Guard’s lead F-16 pilot training unit