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Rachel Schilke, Breaking News Reporter


NextImg:911 call of ejected F-35 fighter pilot provides details of crashed jet

The 911 call placed by a resident of Charleston County, South Carolina, highlights additional details surrounding the F-35 Lightning II jet that crashed under mysterious circumstances.

A military pilot can be heard repeatedly in a four-minute recording requesting that an ambulance be sent to the residence where he landed in the backyard after he ejected from the jet and parachuted to safety.

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“I guess we’ve got a pilot in our house, and he says he got ejected,” the resident said in the 911 call obtained by the Associated Press.

The dispatcher, appearing confused at the call, said, "I'm sorry — what happened?"

"We got a pilot in the house, and I guess he landed in my backyard, and we’re trying to see if we could get an ambulance to the house, please,” the resident replied.

The pilot, who said he was 47, has not been named. He reported feeling "OK" to the 911 dispatcher after falling what he estimated was 2,000 feet following an "aircraft failure." He said his back hurt, and the resident said he looked fine.

“Ma’am, a military jet crashed. I’m the pilot. We need to get rescue rolling,” the pilot said. “I’m not sure where the airplane is. It would have crash-landed somewhere. I ejected.”

Joint Base Charleston confirmed the pilot was taken to a local medical center in stable condition.

The F-35 fighter jet was discovered on Monday afternoon, bringing an end to an almost 25-hour search for the aircraft. A debris field belonging to the jet was discovered two hours northeast of Joint Base Charleston. An investigation into the jet's crash is open.

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The release of the 911 call comes after the Department of Defense announced that the F-35 aircraft is only capable of carrying out missions slightly more than 50% of the time due to slow maintenance times.

Some problems described in a report from the Government Accountability Office include a lack of access to technical data for repair delays, inadequate maintenance-related training, heavy reliance on contractors, a lack of spare parts at installations and support equipment, and a change to funding prioritization.