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BREAKING: F-16 Down At Luke AFB

January 21, 2016 BREAKING: F-16 Crash In New Mexico
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[Editor’s Note: We keep you posted as more information becomes available. In the mean time, our thoughts and prayers are with the 56th Fighter Wing as the investigation gets underway.]

A pilot whose F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday in northwestern Arizona is presumed dead, according to Luke Air Force Base officials.

The pilot was identified as a Taiwanese Air Force student during a Thursday afternoon press conference. Crews are continuing their search for the pilot, but “all indications are that he did not survive.”

The cause of the crash is unknown at this time, officials said.

The crash occurred at about 8:45 a.m. in rugged terrain near Bagdad in Yavapai County, Luke officials said.

A Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said the crash site was found south of Bagdad by a helicopter crew about four hours after the jet went down.

The area is sparsely populated. Bagdad is about 85 miles northwest of Luke, which is located in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale.

Base officials said the jet was assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke, which is a major pilot-training base for the Air Force and foreign military services.

The cause of the crash wasn’t known, and the wing’s commander established an interim safety board to conduct a preliminary investigation, Luke officials said.

Several civilian agencies sent aircraft and personnel in response to word of the crash.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office sent a helicopter to look for the crash site, while the Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Quentin Mehr sent troopers, a rescue helicopter and explosive ordinance and hazardous material teams, spokesmen said.

The original article can be found here

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