F-18 crashed in residential area in San Diego

12-09-2008, 08:41 AM

update.....and yes, I'm sure that pilot will be in certain trouble...with the ocean so close, I wonder why he wouldn't ditch the plane over it to save the people & homes (that is, if the pilot had any control at all)....

SAN DIEGO – A military fighter jet preparing to land at a Marine base crashed in a densely populated San Diego neighborhood Monday, killing two people on the ground and destroying three houses.

The pilot of the F/A-18D Hornet jet ejected safely, according to a statement from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

Mayor Jerry Sanders said two people on the ground were killed. Fire officials said the deaths were at a home where two children, a mother and a grandmother were believed to be inside. Officials did not immediately know who died.

Three homes were destroyed, Fire Department spokesman Maurice Luque said. Firefighters were hosing down a pile of rubble 3 1/2 hours after the crash with smoke still rising from it.

About 20 homes were evacuated, and it was unclear when residents would be allowed to return, Sanders said.

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mrreindeer Guest Posts: n/a	Re: F-18 crashed in residential area in San Diego update.....and yes, I'm sure that pilot will be in certain trouble...with the ocean so close, I wonder why he wouldn't ditch the plane over it to save the people & homes (that is, if the pilot had any control at all).... SAN DIEGO – A military fighter jet preparing to land at a Marine base crashed in a densely populated San Diego neighborhood Monday, killing two people on the ground and destroying three houses. The pilot of the F/A-18D Hornet jet ejected safely, according to a statement from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Mayor Jerry Sanders said two people on the ground were killed. Fire officials said the deaths were at a home where two children, a mother and a grandmother were believed to be inside. Officials did not immediately know who died. Three homes were destroyed, Fire Department spokesman Maurice Luque said. Firefighters were hosing down a pile of rubble 3 1/2 hours after the crash with smoke still rising from it. About 20 homes were evacuated, and it was unclear when residents would be allowed to return, Sanders said.