Marine Pilot Ejects Before F/A-18 Crash on Washington Mountain, Sparking 1 Brush Fire
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Updated · NBC News · Jun 14
Marine Pilot Ejects Before F/A-18 Crash on Washington Mountain, Sparking 1 Brush Fire
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 14
Summary
Minor injuries were reported after a Marine pilot ejected safely before an F/A-18 Hornet crashed around noon Saturday near Rimrock Lake in Washington state.
Routine training turned into what Marine Aircraft Group 11 called a non-fatal aviation mishap when the California-based jet went down on a mountain in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest area.
Naches Fire and the U.S. Forest Service responded to the brush fire started by the wreckage, completed structure protection near Bear Creek cabins and planned mop-up operations Sunday.
Yakima County sheriff's officials recovered the pilot and took the marine to a hospital, while investigators said the cause review could take months.