US Military footage shows that a jet pilot and his student hit a bird before crashing in Texas last year.
The video depicts a Kingsville jet trainer with a student pilot flying over Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth on September 19, 2021.
One of the pilots yelled ‘S***’ as he prepared for an emergency landing after a bird flew into the jet as it flew overhead.
After cockpit alarms sound, the pilot shouts, ‘We’re not making it!’ Ejecting. Lift! “Rise!”
The video ends before the jet crashes into Lake Worth residences.
New military footage shows a jet pilot teacher and pupil hitting a bird over a Texas suburb last September.
The plane crashed behind Lake Worth residences.
After landing on power lines, one pilot was in critical condition.
No civilians were wounded, and the pilot instructor only suffered minor injuries after landing.
After ejecting, the student pilot’s parachute caught on electrical lines, causing burns.
Pilots’ names aren’t public.
Facebook video showed the parachute twisted around cables.
Plane found in one of three damaged Lake Worth homes.
Three residences evacuated by the Red Cross included aircraft wreckage.
An instructor and a student pilot were ejected during a training course at Corpus Christi International Airport.
According to the Chief of Naval Air Training, the plane was a T-45C Goshawk from Training Air Wing 2 at Naval Air Station Kingsville.
The pilots were on a regular training flight from Corpus Christi International Airport, 350 miles south of Lake Worth.
Three residences evacuated by the Red Cross included aircraft wreckage.
Between Tejas Trail and Dakota Trail, 4000 blocks saw smoke from the crash.
Lake Worth residents saw aircraft debris.
Mark Sellers, whose home was the most damaged, claimed his son and 9-year-old granddaughter were inches from the hit.
Sellers called the crash’very terrifying’ He and my granddaughter could have died.
By October 1, the military had cleaned up the accident site and begun investigating.