Tuesday, 18 May 2021 (YJC) _ Two Navy training jets collided over South Texas that left one person with minor injuries.
Authorities are investigating a Monday collision between two Navy training jets over South Texas that left one person with minor injuries.
The official Twitter account of the Chief of Naval Air Training, based in Corpus Christi, Texas, announced in a thread Monday that two British-built T-45C Goshawk jets collided in mid-air over Ricardo, Texas, around 11 a.m. local time.
The crash, which occurred about 50 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, resulted in the instructor and student pilot on one of the aircrafts being “safely ejected,” while the other jet was able to safely land at nearby Naval Air Station Kingsville, according to the Twitter thread.
The Naval Air Training account added that “One pilot was taken to CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Kleberg for minor injuries.”
“The incident is currently under investigation and the U.S. Navy is cooperating fully with local authorities,” it added.
The post then included a number for community members to report any aircraft debris that may have resulted from the collision, adding that members of the general public should not “attempt to move or touch any aircraft debris.”
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