Guard F-16 crashes in Louisiana Published Sept. 23, 2003 ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas (AFPN) -- A Texas Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a routine training mission Sept. 22. The crash occurred in a wooded area approximately 200 miles northeast of Houston, near Rosepine, La. The pilot ejected safely and no one was injured on the ground.A search and rescue team from Fort Polk, La., responded to the crash and retrieved the pilot, who was treated for minor injuries and released by the 147th Fighter Wing flight surgeon here. "Because of the cooperation between military and local law enforcement authorities, we were able to rescue the pilot and secure the crash site for the investigation,” said Col. Lanny McNeely, 147th Fighter Wing commander. “We hope the investigation will help us ensure this type of accident doesn’t happen again.”This is the second F-16 crash in the unit’s history with the last crash occurring in 1989.