2015 Los Llanos Air Base crash
On 26 January 2015, an F-16D Fighting Falcon jet fighter of the Hellenic Air Force crashed into a flight line shortly after take-off at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people: the two crew members and nine personnel on the ground. Thirty-three others, all on the ground, were injured.
084, the F-16D involved in the accident, photographed in 2008 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 January 2015 |
| Summary | Crashed on take-off due to incorrect takeoff configuration |
| Site | Los Llanos Air Base, Albacete, Spain 38°56′54″N 01°51′48″W |
| Total fatalities | 11 |
| Total injuries | 33 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon |
| Operator | Hellenic Air Force |
| Registration | 084 |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 9 |
| Ground injuries | 33 (34 initially) |
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