USMC F-18 down

No Fatalities in SC Military Plane Crash in Georgia

STATENVILLE, Georgia (AP) - A military plane flying from a South Carolina base crashed in Echols County, Georgia.

The Valdosta Daily Times reports that the F-18 jet crashed at 2:53 p.m. Sunday; it was flying from Beaufort Marine Corps Station in Beaufort, South Carolina and crashed about 4.5 miles east of Statenville near Ga. 94, according to military authorities at the scene.

2nd Lt. Brianca Williams from Moody Air Force Base says that two pilots parachuted from the plane. She says both were taken to South Georgia Medical Center. There were no fatalities connected with the crash.

Moody responded as the nearest military base; the downed plane was not from Moody AFB as initially reported by civilian authorities.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.