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Military F-16 fighter jet crashes and bursts into flames in Michigan during training exercise

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Date:	Thursday 17 September 2026
Time:	c. 13:30 LT
Type:	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Owner/operator:	US Air Force - USAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Blair Township, MI -   United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Alpena County Regional Airport, MI (APN/KAPN)
Destination airport:	Alpena County Regional Airport, MI (APN/KAPN)

Narrative:
An F-16 assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, crashed under unknown circumstances, according to the ATC recording the aircraft may have suffered a bird strike. The aircraft was performing a routine training mission from the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Centre (KAPN), and the single pilot ejected successfully.

Sources:

https://cedarnews.net/newstasks/992167/plane-crashes-blair-township-michigan-initial-reports/#google_vignette
https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/responders-head-to-reported-plane-crash-near-blair-township-grand-traverse-grawn-sheriff-northern-michigan-pilot-upnorthlive

Texas Air National Guard Press Release(s):
https://tmd.texas.gov/texas-air-national-guard-pilot-safe-after-f-16-crash-in-michigan