US Navy F-18 fighter jet crashes into the water near Key West
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At around 4:30 p. Originally Posted by oldmansquipper Sad sad day. Caleb Nathaniel King, both Florida residents, Naval Air Forces said.
Reports indicate the crew did eject from the aircraft prior to the crash. The crash results of this one sucks, simple as that. But the cause of the mishap will take time for the Navy to determine what happened. Per Department of Defense policy, the names of the aviators are being withheld until 24 hours after next-of- kin notification.
Aircraft Was from Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 213 On Routine Training Sortie. It’s the 14th major incident involving a Hornet of any variant since May 2016. - They were recovered by helicopter about one mile east of the runway and taken to the Lower Keys Medical Center, said Cmdr. Both aviators have been declared deceased.
Two aircrew who had been recovered and were receiving medical care after an went down off the coast of Key West, Florida have died, the announced Wednesday night. The statement came roughly 6 hours after the aircraft crashed on final approach to Boca Chica Field following a training mission. A spokesman with Naval Air Forces Atlantic, Cmdr. Dave Hecht, told Military. Elements of the squadron, nicknamed the Blacklions, had been completing a detachment to. The crash happened around 4:30 p. Both pilots onboard the Super Hornet ejected, he said. Initially, Hecht said a search-and-rescue effort for the aircrew was still ongoing around 6 PM, but later he said the pilots were recovered within minutes and taken by ambulance to the medical center. An eyewitness, Barbie Wilson, told Military. She said she didn't see the plane hit the water, but observed the crash site in shallow water offshore. Wilson said she can still see the wreckage of the plane upside down in the water. She did not observe the pilots ejecting from the aircraft, she said. A helicopter that appeared to be part of the search mission was circling overhead, she added. It's not clear what caused the crash. Follow her on Twitter at.
Surely that lesson has been hard learned by now. A source told Fox News that the jet was flying back on one engine when it lost the other at low altitude. That investigation will include a review of aircraft maintenance, number of hours flown on the aircraft, physical condition of the aircrew and their activities prior to the accident. The aviators have been identified as Lt. Both crew members are being reported as dead after being transported to Lower Keys Medical Center in Florida. UPDATE: We are sad to report that both aviators have been declared deceased. Both were taken by ambulance to Lower Keys Medical Center. One pilot and one weapons systems officer ejected from the twin-engine jet, and search and rescue efforts are under way. On my LEF failure I advised tower that I might need the other end trap because I was 40 knots above normal approach for weight, etc. Kelley, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic.
