F-16 Fighter Jet, Small Plane Collide in Midair

An F-16 fighter jet and a small plane collided Tuesday over South Carolina, raining down plane parts and debris. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the fighter jet collided with a Cessna around 11 a.m. It was not immediately known how many people were on the planes and whether anyone survived. It also was not immediately known if anyone was hurt on the ground. The Air Force has flown F-16s since the 1970s, though very few active-duty squadrons still fly them. Many F-16s still in service in the U.S. are assigned to Air National Guard units. However, Col. Cindi King of the South Carolina Air National Guard said the F-16 involved in the crash did not belong to the Guard.