The pilot of the No. 6 jet, Maj. Alex Turner, is being medically evaluated after he ejected safely, Hammond\u00a0said during a press conference.\u00a0He joined the team in October 2015, he said. The No. 6 jet is one of the solo pilot aircraft. ,\u00a0ejected safely and seems to be unhurt, Air Combat Command confirmed on Twitter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The F-16, assigned to the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada,\u00a0crashed around 1 p.m. and Turner was recovered by local first responders, said Master Sgt. Chrissy Best, a Thunderbirds spokeswoman.\u00a0Turner ejected south of the Colorado Springs airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The crash posed no hazard to the public, Best said. The cause of the crash is under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\u00a0Thunderbirds’ website<\/a>\u00a0says\u00a0Turner\u00a0has logged over 1,200 flight hours as an Air Force pilot, with more than 270 combat hours over Libya and Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When asked whether the pilot steered the aircraft towards the empty field deliberately, Best said, “Any time a pilot ejects we always try to go down into an unpopulated area.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pictures on Twitter\u00a0appear to show the F-16 Falcon in the middle of a field following the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Local officials assess the scene after an F-16 crashed near Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, on June 2 following a Thunderbirds flyover demonstration.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Photo Credit: Screengrab KRDO NewsChannel 13 livestream<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n , and was evaluated by\u00a0the\u00a0Colorado Springs Fire Department, according to local media<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004857518825715-f-16-crashpng.png\")
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