USAF F-16 crashes near Joint Base Andrews

OINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) — A D.C. Air National Guard F-16C Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 113th Wing at Joint Base Andrews, crashed at about 9:15 a.m. today approximately six miles southwest of the base. The aircraft was flying along with other D.C. ANG aircraft in a routine training mission in the greater Washington area. The aircraft carried one pilot.

The pilot ejected and sustained injuries that weren’t life-threatening.

Press release USAF