Editing McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (section)

==Notable accidents==
[[File:Two F-15 jets over the Oregon Coast in 2003.jpg|thumb|Two F-15s over the coast of Oregon]]
{{Main|List of F-15 losses}}

A total of 175 F-15s have been lost to non-combat causes as of June 2016. However, the F-15 aircraft is very reliable with only 1 loss per 50,000 flight hours.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |url=http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=F15 |title=ASN Aviation Safety WikiBase: F-15. |work=Aviation Safety Network |date=17 June 2016 |access-date=17 June 2016 |archive-date=22 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022035334/http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=F15 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/f-15.htm| title=F-15 Eagle Losses & Ejections |website=ejection-history.org.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222130958/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/f-15.htm| archive-date=22 February 2018| access-date=2 March 2008| url-status=dead}}</ref>
* On 1 May 1983, an Israeli Air Force [[1983 Negev mid-air collision|F-15D collided mid-air with an A-4 Skyhawk]] during a training flight, causing the F-15's right wing to shear off almost completely. Despite the damage, the pilot was able to reach a nearby airbase and land safely – albeit at twice the normal landing speed. The aircraft was subsequently repaired and saw further combat action.<ref>Jenkins 1998, p. 45.</ref>
* On 26 March 2001, two US Air Force F-15Cs crashed near the summit of [[Ben Macdui]] in the [[Cairngorms]] during a low flying training exercise over the [[Scottish Highlands]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1250057.stm |title=Second body found at F-15 crash site |work=[[BBC News]] |date=30 March 2001 |access-date=8 March 2009 |archive-date=17 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817055943/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1250057.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> Both Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth John Hyvonen and Captain Kirk Jones died in the accident, which resulted in a court martial for an RAF air traffic controller, who was later found not guilty.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2797511.stm |title=Air controller found not guilty |work=BBC News |date=25 February 2003 |access-date=8 March 2009 |archive-date=23 August 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030823225110/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2797511.stm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4686602.stm |title=Crash controller 'partly blamed' |work=BBC News |date=6 February 2006 |access-date=18 July 2009 |archive-date=9 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060209032853/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4686602.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 2 November 2007, a 27-year-old F-15C (AF Ser. No. 80-0034) of the [[131st Fighter Wing]], [[Missouri Air National Guard]], crashed following an in-flight breakup due to structural failure during combat training near [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. The pilot, Major Stephen W. Stilwell, ejected but suffered serious injuries. On 3 November 2007, all non-mission critical F-15s were grounded pending the crash investigation's outcome.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/05/f15.grounding/ |title=Air Force grounds F-15s in Afghanistan after Missouri crash |work=CNN |date=5 November 2007 |access-date=24 September 2010 |archive-date=11 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111074849/http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/05/f15.grounding/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.af.mil/News/story/id/123074547/ "Air Force suspends some F-15 operations."] ''US Air Force'', 4 November 2007. Retrieved: 24 September 2010.</ref> By 13 November 2007, over 1,100 F-15s were grounded worldwide after Israel, Japan and Saudi Arabia grounded their aircraft as well.<ref>{{cite web |last=Warwick |first=Graham |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/11/13/219288/f-15-operators-follow-usaf-grounding-after-crash.html |title=F-15 operators follow USAF grounding after crash |work=Flight International |date=14 November 2007 |access-date=1 September 2011 |archive-date=7 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607045101/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/11/13/219288/f-15-operators-follow-usaf-grounding-after-crash.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> F-15Es were cleared on 15 November 2007 pending individual inspections.<ref>Wicke, Tech. Sgt. Russell. [https://www.af.mil/News/story/id/123076059/ "Officials begin to clear F-15Es to full-mission status."] ''US Air Force'', 15 November 2007. Retrieved: 24 September 2010.</ref> On 8 January 2008, the USAF cleared 60 percent of the F-15A/B/C/D fleet to fly.<ref name=partial_return /> On 10 January 2008, the accident review board released its report, which attributed the crash to the [[longeron]] not meeting specifications.<ref name=accident_report /> On 15 February 2008, the Air Force cleared all F-15s for flight, pending inspections and any needed repairs.<ref name=ACC_feb15_release /> In March 2008, Stilwell filed a lawsuit against Boeing which was later dismissed in April 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/pilot.lawsuit/index.html?iref=mpstoryview |title=Pilot hurt in jet breakup sues Boeing |work=CNN |date=25 March 2008 |access-date=24 September 2010 |archive-date=25 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425031018/http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/pilot.lawsuit/index.html?iref=mpstoryview |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pennlawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Donohue.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131525/http://www.pennlawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Donohue.pdf |archive-date=8 September 2022 |url-status=live |title=Shadow of State Secrets |last=Donohue |first=Laura K. |work=[[Penn Law Review]] |date=8 September 2022 |access-date=12 September 2022 |page=109}}</ref>
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