F/A-18 havarerte nær San Diego - Diverse media

 

Date:	25-AUG-2023
Time:
Type:	McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet
Owner/operator:	US Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	MCAS Miramar, San Diego, CA -    United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
A USMC McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet crashed at the east side of MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California. The pilot died in the crash.

Pilot aboard F-18 military jet that crashed near San Diego has died: Official

The crash happened near Interstate 15 early Friday morning, authorities said.

ByLuis Martinez, Nadine El-Bawab, and Jon Haworth

August 25, 2023, 9:07 PM

The pilot of an F-18D Hornet jet that crashed near San Diego early Friday morning has died, according to a U.S. defense official.

Search and rescue teams recovered the U.S. Marine Corps pilot at the crash site.

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in Cherry Point, North Carolina, issued a statement confirming that the pilot was part of its unit.

According to audio gathered by Broadcastify, the pilot had ejected before the jet crashed.

The pilot of an F-18 military jet that crashed near San Diego early Friday morning has died, according to U.S. defense official.

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The incident occurred near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and happened during a training flight, an official said.

The cause of the crash is unknown and an investigation is underway, officials said.

F-18 crashes near MCAS Miramar; search and rescue operations underway

By 

ALEXANDER RIEDEL

STARS AND STRIPES • August 25, 2023

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An F/A-18 Hornet, similar to the one shown here in 2022, crashed in a rural area near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California on Aug. 24, 2023. A search and rescue operation by military and local emergency teams is underway. (Zachary Larsen/U.S. Marine Corps)

An F/A-18 Hornet jet crashed at 11:54 p.m. on Thursday in a rural area of California east of Interstate 15 near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.

Search and rescue operations by both military and local emergency response teams are underway, Capt. Michael Scaccia, a spokesman for MCAS Miramar, said Friday.

Details surrounding the incident remain limited and the condition of the pilot is unknown, officials said.

The exact cause of the crash is unclear and an investigation has begun, a Marine Corps statement said.

The crash was first reported by a local CBS affiliate.

MCAS Miramar is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. This aircraft is not assigned to the wing but was operating out of the air station, the statement said.

The crash site is on government property east of the air station and “there are no indications of damage to property on the ground,” the statement said.