F/A-18 Hornet [Credit: U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Ryan Ulibarri]
Key Takeaways:
A Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet jet crashed southeast of Seattle during a training mission on Saturday.
The pilot safely ejected from the jet and was recovered without injuries, later transported to a local hospital.
The crash ignited a 15-acre wildfire near Rimrock Lake, leading to campground evacuations and road closures before the fire was extinguished by firefighters.
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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