Crime & Safety
Military F-16C Crashes At Lake Havasu Airport, Pilot Is Safe
The pilot ejected as the plane went down and was walking around. he was taken to a hospital for observation.
LAKE HAVASU, AZ – A military jet cashed Tuesday morning at Lake Havasu City Airport. It happened around 10:35.
The pilot managed to eject before the crash, parachute to the ground, and was walking around. He was taken to a local hospital for observation.
Luke Air Force Base, which is nearby, confirms that one of their plane was involved in an incident, saying that it was a training flight and that the pilot is in "good condition."
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The base says that the jet was an F-16C assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing. (Get Phoenix Patch's daily newsletter and real-time news alerts. Or, find your local Patch here and subscribe).
An investigation into what happened is underway.
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