SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps confirmed in a news release late Friday morning that the pilot in the F-18 jet crash Thursday night near San Diego was killed.
According to the statement, the search and rescue team recovered the U.S. Marine Corps pilot near the Marine Corps Station at Miramar and was confirmed dead at the site. The pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft and an investigation is underway.
“The crash site is on government property east of the air station and there are no indications of damage to property on the ground,” the statement said. Miramar is about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of downtown San Diego.
The aircraft was not part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing headquartered at Miramar but was operating out of the air station, the statement said.
The F/A-18 is a multirole combat aircraft flown by the Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy and several other nations.
Marine Capt. Michael Scaccia, Miramar’s director of communications, said in an email to The Associated Press that there was no additional information.
