Pilot Dies In Military Jet Crash In Nevada -- CNN
(CNN) -- The pilot of a jet that crashed near a U.S. Navy range in Nevada was killed, the Navy said in a press release Sunday.
The pilot's name is being withheld until family has been notified.
The crash of the U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C happened about noon ET Saturday at Naval Air Station Fallon, about 60 miles east of Reno. The aircraft appears to be a "total loss," the Navy said.
It took several hours for Navy personnel to reach the crash site because it was in remote, mountainous terrain, and an overnight snowstorm made getting to the scene more difficult.
The Navy had initially said the aircraft was a Navy Hornet, but it was actually a Marine Corps F/A-18C on loan to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center for use as a training aircraft, the Navy said. The aircraft was not carrying any weapons or other munitions on the training flight, the Navy said, and no other injuries or property damage have been reported.
The cause of the crash is being investigated.
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