Navy jet crashes: pilot safe
Published: October 15, 2005
A Navy jet crashed Friday off the Florida Keys and its pilot was rescued in the water after ejecting from the plane, the Coast Guard said.
The FA-18 went down 36 miles southwest of Key West around 9 a.m., said Coast Guard spokeswoman Gretchen Eddy. The only pilot aboard was found alive a short time later and was hoisted out of the water by a Navy helicopter.
The jet is part of the “Gladiators” squadron based at the Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia, which conducts training missions out of Key West, the Navy said.
The jet’s mission and the cause of the crash were not immediately clear. Authorities were notified of the crash by another FA-18 pilot.
The pilot’s identity and condition were not immediately released.
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