News

Actions

Luke Air Force Base: F-16 crashes near Bagdad

Posted
and last updated

A F-16 Fighting Falcon has reportedly crashed near Bagdad, Ariz. Thursday morning.

The aircraft, assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, crashed at 8:45 a.m., according to the Office of Public Affairs at AFB.

The condition of the pilot or the cause of crash was not immediately known.

No other details were released.

We will update this story as more information comes into the newsroom.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Wednesday

04/29/2026

Mostly Clear

-° / 55°

1%

Thursday

04/30/2026

Clear

86° / 59°

0%

Friday

05/01/2026

Partly Cloudy

91° / 62°

0%

Saturday

05/02/2026

Partly Cloudy

92° / 57°

0%

Sunday

05/03/2026

Partly Cloudy

82° / 54°

0%

Monday

05/04/2026

Mostly Cloudy

73° / 53°

24%

Tuesday

05/05/2026

Partly Cloudy

73° / 54°

6%

Wednesday

05/06/2026

Clear

81° / 58°

6%