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Pilot Safe After Navy Jet Crashes Near Naval Air Weapons Station In China Lake

RIDGECREST (CBSLA) — A U.S. Navy jet from Lemoore went down Tuesday near the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, but the pilot was not hurt.

An F/A 18E Super Hornet Strike Fighter Banks Into A Turn During Operation
N364579 03: File Photo: An F/A-18E "Super Hornet" Strike- Fighter Banks Into A Turn During Operational Testing At The Naval Air Weapons Station At China Lake, Ca. December 1999. (Photo By U.S. Navy/Getty Images)

The F/A-18E Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Lemoore was on a routine training flight when it "experienced a mishap," the naval base posted on Facebook. The plane went down in the area of State Routes 178 and 14 at about 11 a.m. and ignited a small fire that was quickly contained.

Naval Air Station Lemoore says the pilot ejected safely and has been taken to a local medical facility for examination.

The north and south 14 and the west 178 were both closed at their junction during the crash investigation.

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