Military plane crashes and catches fire at Albuquerque Sunport
CHILDREN’S SUMMER PROGRAM. HAPPENING NOW IN THE INVESTIGATION INTO HOW A MILITARY PLANE CRASH NEAR THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT. TAKE A LOOK HERE, VIEWERS SENDING US VIDEOS LIKE THIS ONE HERE ON YOUR SCREEN. YOU COULD SEE THE DARK SMOKE AND SOME OF THE FLAMES. A LOT OF BLACK SMOKE AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH HAPPENED, PIECES OF DEBRIS SCATTERED ALL ACROSS THE AREA. WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS DEVELOPING STORY ALL DAY, AND SINCE THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE YOU COVERED ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR, ALONG WITH SOME OF YOU SENDING US PICTURES AND VIDEOS. AS YOU JUST SAW, IT HAPPENED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SUNPORT OFF UNIVERSITY. WE’RE TOLD IT WAS AN EF 35 FOR THE MARINE CORPS EMERGENCY CREWS TELLING US THE PILOT EJECTED BEFORE THE PLANE WENT DOWN AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE WAS THE ONLY ONE ON BOARD. HE WAS CONSCIOUS AND BREATHING WHEN HE WAS FOUND. COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS WERE STOPPED, BUT THE SUNPORT SAYS THEY’VE NOW RESUMED. THE PILOT WAS LOCATED OFF SITE, AWAY FROM THE AREA OF THE CRASH, WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE ON ON UNIVERSITY ACTUALLY GOT ASSESSED FOR INJURIES BECAUSE SOME OF THAT DEBRIS HAD IMPACTED THEIR VEHICLE, KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE TELLING US THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM LOCKHEED MARTIN IN FORT WORTH AND WAS TRYING TO LAND AT KIRTLAND TO REFUEL. THEY SAY THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 148. THE PILOT IS IN STABLE CONDITION. NEW TONIGHT ABC NEWS PROVIDING US THE DISPATCH BETWEEN EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS CAME IN ABOUT AN EXPLOSION IN THE AREA. BATTALIONS ON SCENE. BATTALION WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE UNIVERSITY COMMAND, WHICH I WANT. ALL UNITS BE ADVISED. WE HAVE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A, UM, SMALL AIRCRAFT THAT THAT HAS CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE HILL OFF OF UNIVERSITY. WE ARE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT AND JUST CONTINUE DOWN UNIVERSITY. ALL UNITS CONTINUE. MOMENTS LATER, AS MORE CREWS CONTINUE TO ARRIVE, THE PILOT WAS LOCATED AND DFM TWO TO COMMAND. I’M GOING TO NEED TO TAKE RESCUE. 38 PILOTS BEEN FOUND AND WE NEED MEDICAL FERM. YOU GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE F-15 GATE. THE SITE OF THE ACCIDENT IS OFF UNIVERSITY. THE PILOT WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY EARLIER WE WE MENTIONED THE SUNPORT TOLD US FLIGHTS WERE RESUMING. AND AS OF THIS EVENING, THERE HAVE BEEN 43 DELAYS AND 21 CANCELLATIONS. THE AIRPORT ALSO SAYS AREAS OF RIO BRAVO AND UNIVERSITY WILL BE CLOSED TONIGHT. THEY SAY DRIVERS SHOULD AVOID THAT AREA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND STAY WITH KOAT FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE
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Military plane crashes and catches fire at Albuquerque Sunport
A pilot was injured after a military plane crashed and caught fire near the Albuquerque Sunport on Tuesday.Albuquerque Fire Rescue officials say a military plane crashed off of the airfield on the south side of the Sunport. Firefighters say the pilot ejected himself from the plane before it caught fire. He was transported to a hospital and is in stable condition.A U.S. official tells the ABC News Pentagon Bureau the plane was a new F-35 that belonged to the U.S. Marine Corps. The official says the plane was being transferred from the Lockheed factory to be put into service. The plane was flown by a defense contract management agency pilot at the time of the crash. >>> RELATED: Video shows fire after plane crash near the Albuquerque SunportSunport and emergency officials say the pilot was the only person in the plane and was transported to a local hospital.This is a developing story. Stay with KOAT for the latest information.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
A pilot was injured after a military plane crashed and caught fire near the Albuquerque Sunport on Tuesday.
Albuquerque Fire Rescue officials say a military plane crashed off of the airfield on the south side of the Sunport.
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Firefighters say the pilot ejected himself from the plane before it caught fire. He was transported to a hospital and is in stable condition.
A U.S. official tells the ABC News Pentagon Bureau the plane was a new F-35 that belonged to the U.S. Marine Corps. The official says the plane was being transferred from the Lockheed factory to be put into service. The plane was flown by a defense contract management agency pilot at the time of the crash.
>>> RELATED: Video shows fire after plane crash near the Albuquerque Sunport
Sunport and emergency officials say the pilot was the only person in the plane and was transported to a local hospital.
This is a developing story. Stay with KOAT for the latest information.
