This is reported by ABC News in his microblog on Twitter.
According to the publication, in the state of Texas, the United States the plane crashed during take-off during the training flight.
"F-16, stationed at the Ellington field reserve base in Houston," - said in a statement.
It is also known that after the fall of the fighter at the scene of the incident, a violent fire broke out.
In this regard, local authorities announced the evacuation of people within a radius of 1.5 km from the site of the fall of F-16.
Fortunately, the pilot managed to eject. At this moment his life is out of danger. Since, the pilot is provided with first aid.
Recall, as previously reported, "URA-Inform, NATO aircraft tried to escort the plane of the Russian Defense Minister over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, when he was traveling to Kaliningrad. But he was "chased away" by the Russian Su-27 fighter.