This is a list of losses involving the F-15 including the F-15 Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-15EX Eagle II, Mitsubishi F-15J and other F-15 variants.
Accidents and losses
United States As of April 2026, 151 USAF F-15 aircraft had been destroyed in mishaps, with 59 fatalities. This was a lifetime average of 2.93 aircraft destroyed per year, or 1.99 aircraft destroyed per 100,000 flight hours.
1970s 14 October 1975: F-15A-7-MC, 73-0088, c/n 0027/A022, of the 555th TFTS, 58th TFTW, USAF, crashed W of Minersville, Utah, due to electrical smoke/fire from generator failure; pilot ejects safely. This was the first F-15 crash.Davies and Didly 2007, p. 240 28 February 1977: F-15A, 74-0129, of the 433rd FWS, 57th FWW, USAF, mid-air collision with an F-5E, Nellis AFB, Nevada. Pilot ejected and survived. 6 December 1977: F-15B, 75-0085, of the 433rd FWS, 57th FWW, USAF, crashed at Nellis AFB, both crew killed. 8 February 1978: F-15A, 73-0087, of the 555th TFTS, 58th TFTW, USAF, lost in a ground incident. 17 April 1978: F-15A, 75-0059, of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed into the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk, UK. Pilot lived. 15 June 1978: F-15A, 76-0047, of the 53rd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed into the North Sea. Pilot ejected and survived. 6 July 1978: F-15A, 76-0053, of the 53rd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near Ahlhorn, West Germany. Pilot was killed. 1 September 1978: F-15A, 75-0018, of the 71st TFS, 1st TFW, USAF, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Norfolk, VA. 19 December 1978: F-15A, 75-0063, of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near Ahlhorn, West Germany. Pilot ejected and survived. 28 December 1978: F-15A, 75-0064, of the 22nd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near Daun, West Germany. Pilot ejected and survived. 29 December 1978: F-15A, 74-0136, of the 433rd FWS, 57th FWW, USAF, crashed on Nellis AFB. 16 February 1979: F-15A, 77-0107, of the 9th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed on Nellis AFB. 12 March 1979: F-15A, 77-0076, of the 9th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed near El Paso, TX. 25 April 1979: F-15B, 77-0167, of McDonnell Douglas, crashed near Fredericktown, Missouri. Test pilot killed. 3 June 1979: F-15A, 76-0035, of the 53rd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed on takeoff at Bitburg Air Base, West Germany. 13 September 1979: F-15A, 76-0085, of the 57th FWW, USAF, crashed on Nellis AFB. 3 October 1979: F-15A, 77-0072, of the 9th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed near NAS Fallon, NV after colliding with F-15A 77-0061 which landed safely.
1980s 4 March 1980: F-15A, 75-0070, of the 22nd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near Baden-Baden, West Germany. 6 March 1980: F-15A, 76-0082, of the 22nd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near Bitburg Air Base, West Germany. 10 March 1980: F-15A, 75-0023, of the 27th TFS, 1st TW, USAF, burned on flight line, Langley AFB, VA. 25 July 1980: F-15A, 76-0013, of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near Spangdahlem, West Germany. 21 January 1981: F-15B, 77-0164, of the 57th FWW, USAF, destroyed in a mid-air collision with an F-5E. Both crew killed as well as F-5E crew. 17 February 1981: F-15A, 76-0065, of the 555th TFTS, 405th TTW, USAF, crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Pilot ejected but did not survive. 23 June 1981: F-15C, 79-0040, of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near Bremen, West Germany. 12 September 1981: F-15C-27-MC, 80-0007, c/n 0642/C156, of the 22nd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed while attempting to land during an airshow at Soesterberg AB Netherlands. Aircraft had just been delivered to the 36th TFW and had only 9.5 hours on the clock. Pilot did not eject but was safe. 2 November 1981: F-15A, 75-0051, of the 59th TFS, 33rd TFW, USAF, destroyed in a mid-air collision with F-15 76-0048. Pilot of 75-0051 killed, but F-15 76-0048 landed safely. 15 December 1981: F-15A, 73-0106, of the 461st TFTS, 58th TFTW, USAF, crashed near Phoenix, Arizona. Pilot died. 6 April 1982: F-15C, 78-0524, of the 12th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Okinawa. Pilot ejected and survived.Davies and Didly 2007, p. 241 22 December 1982: F-15C, 80-0025, assigned to the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near Herschbach, West Germany shortly after takeoff from Bitburg AB on a Zulu Alert training sortie. Pilot Capt. Jeff "Wedge" Roether of the 53rd TFS was killed, no ejection was attempted. The accident board found that a recurring cabin pressure problem that caused the pilot to lose consciousness was the cause of the crash. 28 December 1982: F-15C, 78-0481, of the 67th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF, collided with F-15C 78-0540 and crashed in the Pacific Ocean near Okinawa. Pilot ejected and survived. 28 December 1982: F-15C, 78-0540, of the 67th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF, collided with F-15C 78-0481 and crashed in the Pacific Ocean near Okinawa. Pilot was killed. 4 January 1983: F-15C, 80-0036, of the 94th TFS, 1st TFW, USAF, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina. Pilot ejected and survived. 4 February 1983: F-15A, 76-0081, of the 59th TFS, 33rd TFW, USAF, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near Tyndall AFB. Pilot ejected and survived. 9 May 1983: F-15A, 77-0094, of the 7th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed at White Sands MR, New Mexico. Pilot ejected and survived. 1 June 1983: F-15C, 79-0071, of the 53rd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, collided with F-15C 80-0008 and crashed near Kusel, West Germany. Pilot ejected and survived. 1 June 1983: F-15C, 80-0008, of the 53rd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, collided with F-15C 79-0071 and crashed near Kusel, West Germany. Pilot was killed. 10 June 1983: F-15A, 75-0076, of the 59th TFS, 33rd TFW, USAF, collided with F-5E 74-1509. F-15A pilot ejected and survived. F-5E pilot was killed. 9 March 1984: F-15A, 74-0094, of the 43rd TFS, 21st TFW, USAF, crashed near Goose Bay, Alaska. Pilot ejected and survived. 10 April 1984: F-15C, 79-0044, of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near Lommersdorf, West Germany. Pilot ejected and survived. 17 August 1984: F-15B, 74-0139, of the 43rd TFS, 21st TFW, USAF, crashed into a mountain in low visibility near Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Crew were both killed. 17 August 1984: F-15B, 75-0087, of the 1st TFTS, 325th TTW, USAF, collided with F-4E 68-0535 and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. One dead, two survivors. F-15B pilot survived, no other crew aboard the two seat F-15B. (Davies 2007, p241 lists this as 21 August 1984) 20 March 1985: F-15A, 74-0120, of the 43rd TFS, 21st TFW, USAF, crashed into the Yellow Sea near Kunsan AB, South Korea. Pilot was killed. 24 June 1985: F-15A, 74-0087, of the 43rd TFS, 21st TFW, USAF, crashed on takeoff in the Yukon River, Alaska. Pilot was killed. 9 September 1985: F-15A, 74-0090, of the 43rd TFS, 21st TFW, USAF, crashed near Goose Bay, Alaska. Pilot ejected and survived. 16 December 1985: F-15D-37-MC, 84-0042, c/n 0909/D050, of the 3246th TW, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin AFB, Florida. Both crew survived. 2 January 1986: F-15C, 80-0037, of the 57th FIS, USAF, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland. Pilot was killed. 7 January 1986: F-15C, 79-0061, of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed after colliding with F-15C 80-0032 near Rimschweiler, West Germany. Pilot ejected and survived. 7 January 1986: F-15C, 80-0032, of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed after colliding with F-15C 79-0061 near Rimschweiler, West Germany. Pilot was killed. 15 January 1986: F-15A, 76-0023, of the 5th FIS, crashed into the top of a ridge in the Guadalupe Mountains, near the White Sands Missile Range. Pilot was killed. 7 March 1986: F-15A, 76-0055, of the 426th TFTS, 405th TTW, USAF, crashed after a mid-air collision with F-15 76-0074 near Luke AFB. Pilot of one ejected and survived, the other did not eject and was killed. 7 March 1986: F-15A, 76-0074, of the 426th TFTS, 405th TTW, USAF, crashed after a mid-air collision with F-15 76-0055 near Luke AFB. The pilot of one ejected and survived, the other did not eject and was killed. 9 June 1986: F-15A 78-0472, of the 67th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Kadana AB, Okinawa. Pilot ejected and survived. 12 September 1986: F-15A, 77-0153, of the 9th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed after colliding with F-15A 77-0083. Pilot ejected and survived. The 2nd F-15A landed safely. 9 March 1987: F-15A, 77-0075, of the 9th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed near Holloman AFB, New Mexico. Pilot was killed. 19 May 1987: F-15C, 78-0495, of the 44th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Kadena AB, Okinawa. Pilot ejected and survived. 8 June 1987: F-15C, 81-0056, of the 27th TFS, 1st TFW, USAF, crashed 15 miles east of Farmville, Virginia in Amelia County, Virginia. Pilot was killed. 1 October 1987: F-15A, 75-0027, of the 1st TFTS, 325th TTW, USAF, crashed in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida. Pilot ejected and survived. 24 November 1987: F-15A, 75-0056, of the 128th TFS, 116th TFW, Georgia ANG, crashed near Wadley, Georgia, after a mid-air collision with F-16B 79-0419. F-15A pilot ejected and survived. Stock car racer Bill Elliott was in the rear seat of the two seat F-16B, which recovered following the collision and landed safely. 8 November 1988: F-15C, 80-0017, of the 21st TFW, crashed in low visibility into Barometer Mountain near Kodiak, Alaska. The pilot was killed. 1 May 1989: F-15B, 76-0138, c/n 0295/B040, of the 95th TFTS, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near Tyndall AFB. The pilot was killed and apparently did not eject. (This article says the F-15 was a single seat aircraft rather than a two seat F-15B) 18 May 1989: F-15A, 76-0056, of the 2nd TFTS, 325th TFTW hit a support wire holding up a microwave relay tower near Frink, Florida. The pilot successfully recovered the stricken aircraft, albeit with extensive damage. 8 July 1989: F-15C, 85-0109, of the 58th TFS, 33rd TFW, crashed near Lamison, Alabama. Pilot ejected and survived. 10 August 1989: F-15A, 77-0101, of the 49th TFW, Holloman AFB, crashed at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Pilot ejected and survived. 6 November 1989: F-15C, 84-0029, crashed near Las Vegas, Nevada. Pilot ejected and survived. (Also mentions F-15 Crash) 28 December 1989: F-15C, 86-0153, of the 59th TFS, 33 TFW, Eglin AFB, FL crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near Apalachicola, Florida. Pilot was killed.
1990s 16 January 1990: F-15D, 80-0059, of the 21st TFW, crashed into Mount Susitna, Alaska in reduced visibility. Pilot was killed, no others aboard the 2-seat aircraft. 24 January 1990: F-15C, 78-0534, of the 18th TFW, crashed in the South China Sea near Clark AFB, Philippines, after colliding with F-15C, 78-0520, which landed safely. Pilot was missing, presumed dead. 15 March 1990: F-15A, 76-0069, of the 426th TFTS, crashed near Wenden, Arizona. 25 April 1990: F-15C, 81-0049, of the 32nd TFS, crashed in the North Sea off Spurn Head, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK. Pilot ejected and survived. 30 September 1990: F-15E, 87-0203, of the 336th TFS, crashed near Thumrait, Oman. Both crew were killed. 24 October 1990: F-15C, 79-0067, of the 22d TFS, crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Decimomannu Air Base, Sardinia, Italy. Pilot ejected and survived. 17/18 January 1991: F-15E-46-MC, 88‑1689, c/n 1098/E073, of the 335th FS, 4th TFW, USAF, was shot down by anti-aircraft artillery on the first day of Operation Desert Storm. 19/20 January 1991: F-15E-46-MC, 88‑1692, c/n 1101/E076, of the 336th FS, 4th TFW, USAF, was shot down by an Iraqi SA-2E missile during Operation Desert Storm. Both crew members ejected and were POWs. 27 March 1991: F-15C, 78-0526, of the 12th TFS, 18th TFW, crashed near Osan Air Base, South Korea. Pilot ejected and survived.
16 September 1991: F-15E-43-MC, 87-0172, c/n 1037/E012, of the 461st TFS, 405th TTW, crashed 42 nautical miles south-south-west of Gila Bend, AZ. Both crew members survived.