US F-16 Crashes Into Sea Off South Korea After In-Flight Problem
- The cause of the in-flight emergency is unknown, air base says
- Incident comes just weeks after deadly Osprey crash in Japan
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A US F-16 jet on a training mission crashed into waters off the coast of South Korea, stoking safety concerns after eight US airmen were killed last month in the crash of a V-22 Osprey aircraft near a Japanese island.
The F-16 crashed into the sea Monday after the plane experienced “an in-flight emergency over the Yellow Sea,” the US Kunsan Air Base said in a statement. The pilot ejected the aircraft, was later recovered and is in good condition, Colonel Matthew Gaetke, the 8th Fighter Wing commander, said in the statement.