After pilot error, F-35 fighter jet flew for 11 minutes on its own before crashing (1 Viewer)

[Politics - CBSNews.com]

The pilot of an F-35 fighter jet that briefly went missing in September 2023 before crashing made an "inappropriate" decision in ejecting from the aircraft, a Marine Corps investigation concluded.

The report released Thursday blamed the crash of the roughly $100 million aircraft on pilot error because "the pilot incorrectly diagnosed an out-of-controlled flight emergency and ejected from a flyable aircraft, albeit under extremely challenging cognitive and flight conditions."

On September 17, 2023, the pilot ejected from the F-35 during a heavy...

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