F/A-18 Hornet [Credit: U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Ryan Ulibarri]
Key Takeaways:
A Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet jet from MCAS Miramar crashed during a training mission 55 miles southeast of Seattle.
The pilot safely ejected, was recovered by authorities, and reported no injuries after being transported to a hospital.
The jet's crash ignited a 15-acre wildfire near Rimrock Lake, prompting campground evacuations and road closures in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
Wildland firefighters, aided by helicopters, successfully extinguished the fire.
Officials at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego said in a statement that a jet assigned to the 3rd Marine Air Wing “experienced a non-fatal aviation mishap” during a training mission 55 miles southeast of Seattle on Saturday.
According to officials, the pilot of the F/A-18 Hornet “ejected safely and was recovered by the local sheriff’s department.”
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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