Military plane crash - live: Four reported dead, no ‘nuclear material’ after aircraft goes down in California
A military aircraft has crashed in California’s Imperial County killing four people who were on board, according to reports.
The MV-22B Osprey came down in Imperial County near Highway 78 and the town of Glamis, around 30 miles north of the Mexican border, and more than 150 miles east of San Diego, says The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Rescuers are searching for a fifth person who was onboard the aircraft, according to dispatchers.
The crash was confirmed by Naval Air Facility El Centro, which is around 30 miles from the crash site.
“NAFEC has just received reports of a downed aircraft in the vicinity of Coachella Canal Road and Highway 78. Installation, federal fire and Imperial County Fire Department are responding,” stated Naval Air Facility El Centro’s Facebook page.
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Osprey crash is second military accident in a week in Southern California
06:00 , Sravasti Dasgupta
The crash of an Osprey aircraft on Wednesday is the second military aviation accident in a week in the region.
On 3 June, a Navy pilot named Richard Bullock died in a crash in his F/A-18E Super Hornet jet.
Based at Naval Air Station Lemoore and part of Strike Fighter Squadron 113, the lietenant was flying a routine training mission, according to the Navy.
He crashed in a remote, unpopulated area, and the incident is currently under investigation.
Marine Corps Miramar statement on plane crash
04:56 , Sravasti Dasgupta
The Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, California has issued a statement on the MB-22B Osprey that crashed on Wednesday afternoon.
The aircraft belonging to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) crashed near Glamis, California with five marines on board.
Authoririties are still awaiting confirmation on the status of all the crew members.
Read the full statement here:
ICYMI: Military aircraft crashes in California desert killing four
03:00 , Josh Marcus
Four are dead and one person is missing after a military aircraft crashed in the Southern California desert near the US-Mexico border on Wednesday.
Graeme Massie had the details.
Military aircraft crashes in California killing desert four
Boeing was sued by family of dead Marine for past Osprey crash
02:00 , Josh Marcus
Wednesday’s military aircraft crash in Southern California is not the first involving a Boeing-made Osprey tilt-rotor vehicle.
In 2015, an Osprey crashed at Bellows Air Force Base in Hawaii, killing Marine lance corporal Matthew J Determan.
His family alleged a failure of the vehicle’s engine air particle separator caused the crash.
In 2019, the Ninth Circuit federal court ruled that Boeing and the other contractors who designed the Osprey were immune from suit because they made the vehicle in accordance with government specifications.
What kind of military aircraft crashed today in California?
01:27 , Josh Marcus
Four people are dead after a military MV-22B Osprey went down near Glamis, California, on Wednesday.
Multiple branches of the military use the Osprey, a tilt-rotor aircraft that can take off vertically like a helicopter, then tilt its rotors forward and fly horizontally like a plane.
The Osprey went into service in 2007, after a rocky development history.
It was tested for military use since 1989, but the programme had multiple crashes, killing 30 people.
The Osprey was first deployed in Iraq.
WATCH: Video footage captures desolation of Osprey crash site
01:07 , Josh Marcus
The military aircraft that crashed in Southern California went down in a desolate part of the desert near the US-Mexico border.
Aerial footage from iHeartMedia reporter Malik Earnest captures just how empty the area where the Osprey tilt-rotor craft went down really is.
Dune buggies and helicopters have been deployed in the rescue effort, as first-responders search for a fifth passenger who was onboard the craft.
A V-22 Osprey belonging to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing crashed in Imperial County, California, a U.S. Marine spokesperson told @10News. Military officials confirm no nuclear material was aboard the aircraft contrary to initial radio traffic. An investigation is underway. pic.twitter.com/XklpZlFVyc
— Malik Earnest (@MalikEarnest) June 8, 2022
911 dispatch call records military crash in Southern California
Thursday 9 June 2022 00:47 , Josh Marcus
New audio, obtained by NewsNation, reveals the initial 911 calls that alerted authorities to a downed military air craft in Southern California on Wednesday.
“We have a military aircraft down,” one voice can be heard saying.
“I have a visual on a military aircraft as we’re flying over the site and I do have a visual on the crash site as well,” another responds.
.@RobertShermanTV is live at the scene of a military aircraft crash in Southern California.
More: https://t.co/jStkk4rOBI#RushHour pic.twitter.com/0Wvzu09NaF— NewsNation (@NewsNation) June 8, 2022
Osprey crash is second military accident in a week in Southern California
Thursday 9 June 2022 00:27 , Josh Marcus
The crash of an Osprey aircraft on Wednesday is the second military aviation accident in a week in the region.
On 3 June, a Navy pilot named Richard Bullock died in a crash in his F/A-18E Super Hornet jet.
Based at Naval Air Station Lemoore and part of Strike Fighter Squadron 113, the lietenant was flying a routine training mission, according to the Navy.
He crashed in a remote, unpopulated area, and the incident is currently under investigation.
MV-22B Osprey was same aircraft that crashed in March NATO exercise
Thursday 9 June 2022 00:07 , Josh Marcus
The MV-22B Osprey military jet involved in today’s crash in Southern California is the same kind of tilt-rotor aircraft that crashed during a NATO excercise in Norway in March, killing four onboard.
Here’s our story on the tragedy.
US names four Marines killed in Nato training crash in Norway
Marine Corps confirms their aircraft was involved
Wednesday 8 June 2022 23:47 , Graeme Massie
“An aircraft belonging to @3rdmaw has crashed near Glamis, CA. Military and civilian first responders are on site. Contrary to social media rumors, there was no nuclear material on board the aircraft. More information will be made available as we receive it.”
An aircraft belonging to @3rdmaw has crashed near Glamis, CA. Military and civilian first responders are on site.
Contrary to social media rumors, there was no nuclear material on board the aircraft. More information will be made available as we receive it.— U.S. Marines (@USMC) June 8, 2022
Marines Corp confirms aircraft was a tiltrotor MV-22B Osprey
Wednesday 8 June 2022 23:32 , Graeme Massie
Ospreys are flown by the Marines, Navy and Air Force to transport troops and equipment. It is a tiltrotor aircraft that has a higher top speed and longer range than a helicopter but can hover and land in a similar manner.
Four North Carolina-based Marines were killed in an Osprey crash in March during a NATO exercise in Norway.
Officials say ‘no nuclear’ material onboard aircraft
Wednesday 8 June 2022 23:08 , Graeme Massie
The Naval Air Facility El Centro , which is around 30 miles from the crash site, says that contrary to initial reports there was no nuclear material on board the aircraft, which belonged to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
“We can confirm that an aircraft belonging to 3d Marine Aircraft Wing crashed near Glamis, CA. Military and civilian first responders are on site. Contrary to initial reports, there was no nuclear material on board the aircraft. More information will be made available as we receive it,” the base said on Facebook.
Aircraft belonged to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, says FOX5.
Wednesday 8 June 2022 23:01 , Graeme Massie
The downed aircraft belongs to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, a spokesperson with the aviation unit confirmed to FOX5. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing is an aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps.
Four reportedly killed in military aircraft crash
Wednesday 8 June 2022 22:58 , Graeme Massie
“EMERGENCY ALERT! #NAFEC has just received reports of a downed aircraft in the vicinity of Coachella Canal Road and the 78. Installation Federal Fire, and Imperial County Fire Department are responding, We have no additional details at this time. As facts become verified and available, information will be released on the base’s Facebook page. Please be patient as the installation team works through this emergency.”
Military aircraft crashes in California killing four, according to reports
Wednesday 8 June 2022 22:48 , Josh Marcus
A military aircraft has crashed in California’s Imperial County killing four people who were on board, according to reports.
The plane came down in Imperial County near Highway 78 and the town of Glamis, around 30 miles north of the Mexican border, and more than 150 miles east of San Diego, says The Los Angeles Times.
Graeme Massie is the following the details of this breaking news story.
Military aircraft crashes in California killing four, according to reports
