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50-year-old fighter jet crashes near Lake Havasu

A 1964 twin-engine fighter jet sits in two pieces off the edge of a private airstrip in Mohave County after making an emergency landing Saturday north of Lake Havasu City.

LAKE HAVASU CITY - A vintage fighter jet broke apart during an emergency landing Saturday afternoon near Lake Havasu City, but the pilot walked away from the crash uninjured.

According to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, 54-year-old Michael Perry, of Chino, Calif., was the only occupant of the 1964 twin-engine jet fighter when he reportedly lost power en route to Lake Havasu City from the Grand Canyon. He had scheduled a stop at Lake Havasu City for fuel but was not involved in a fuel emergency, reports indicated.

After losing power, Perry told authorities he began looking for a landing spot and saw the runway of a private airstrip in Havasu Heights, north of Lake Havasu City. Perry attempted an emergency landing but the jet skidded sideways and crashed off the end of the runway.

The plane broke in half shortly after landing.