TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. \u2014 A Marine Corps jet fighter crashed and burned Tuesday in the Southern California desert, but the pilot ejected safely, a spokesman said.
The twin-engine F\/A-18C Hornet crashed around 6 p.m. near the end of a training flight at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Initial reports say that he had touched down and after he touched down, he needed to eject,” said 1st Lt. John P. Roberts, a Marine spokesman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pilot appeared to have no major injuries, but he was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, Roberts said. “He’s OK and doing well right now,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aircraft burned, Roberts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was no immediate word on what caused the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Hornet was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 31 from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina, Roberts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sprawling air base, 140 miles east of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert, trains pilots from around the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In July, another F\/A-18C warplane went down during a training mission at the base, killing the pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In August, an F\/A-18D made an emergency landing after a warning light alerted the pilot to a possible fire. The problem was traced to a seal failure that tripped on-board sensors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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