Yikes! FA-18 military jet crashes 2 miles from my house
 

took any pics?

here's a few pics

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...n08plane2.html

Good that the pilot ejected safely.

holy crappers.. yeah I saw that on yahoo... and I knew you were drivin home.. jeez..
Even though he ejected, I guess the pilot found out sales were down on his website and lost control.

My friend's house is down the street and my familys place is also a mile or so away :O that was a close one

"We are still trying to confirm the aircraft even belongs to us," said Marine Staff Sgt. Bobbie Bryant.

ooook... Air traffic controller out sick today?

holy shit 2 killed on ground...

i left work right away to avoid traffic but freeways aren't effected. helicopters and cops are everywhere.

They know exactly who it is, but they don't want to release details until they are sure.

I hope no one was hurt on the ground.

I saw the initial plum of smoke going up in the air as I was arriving home at noon. I live approx 1.5 miles from where it happened. Two residential fatalities, and two others still unaccounted for:-(.

Just saw this on the news.

yeah fuck the airplane.. the fatalities being reported is what sucks.. fuck

i dunno whats worse....being killed in a plane crash or by a plane crash. jeez.

The people on the ground didn't have the option.

This sucks.

Just confirmed 3 dead with another still missing. :-(

Article says the crash occurred two miles from the base. Reaffirms what I've often thought and said to others ... at all costs, avoid living within two miles of any air strip.

And preferribly upwards of five miles, but that only reduces risk slightly more, plus often not realistic due to the number of air strips that exist in many areas.

Many communities have small air strips and/or bases that aren't readily known except to longtime locals - another of those things worth researching when buying a home.

Ron

the pilot waited longer than he should've to eject. he was trying his best to redirect the plane.

Damn,those poor people

I can't imagine what that pilots going through

typically the pilots end up not punching out at all if they see ditching the plane will end up in a residential neighborhood. I hope that these two can get the required treatment to get over their decision to save themselves once they realized staying with the plane was not going to make the situation any better.

At least it wasn't an F-22 Raptor.

:helpme

oh my. :(

dayaum thats bonkers

i heard he was texting

:1orglaugh................:Oh crap I laughed at that. How shitty.

the news said one engine completely died. the pilot did his best to manouver the plane on one engine. but once the second engine died he waited til the last minute to eject. now 2 adults and an infant confirmed dead. one child still missing. i can only imagine the guilt and sorrow the pilot must be feeling. very very sad.

if his plane lasted a few more seconds it would've hit my neighborhood. he was headed exactly towards my home. whew.

if people should fly, they would have wings

That's a "lucky" guy here!

Shit that's so fucked up!

now i'm paranoid. everytime i hear a plane fly over today....i cringe.

damn. remember when we lived near oakland airport.. same thing but we got used to it.

they found the fourth body. 15 month old baby boy. the father was the only surviver......he was at work.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...9jetdown4.html