A pilot was hospitalized after an F-35 aircraft crashed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

According to Albuquerque Fire Rescue Public Information Officer Lt. Jason Fejer, the crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. local time. The pilot was able to eject and was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.

“Pilot was transported, categorized red, meaning he had some serious injuries, required immediate need for transport,” Fejer told KTSM. “There was two other civilians that were also assessed on scene. One was a patient refusal, and one was a nonpatient for some of the debris that came across the road and that they were struck by.”

Footage from the crash site showed that the aircraft crashed shortly before taking off the runway. The aircraft was a developmental model of the F-35, CBS News reported two Defense Department officials as saying.

The F-35 is a single-seat aircraft, so no other crew were onboard during the crash. The aircraft costs about $80 million.

The Federal Aviation Administration directed the Washington Examiner to the Marines when reached for comment.

The F-35 has experienced around 15 accidents, one fatal, across over 840,000 flight hours from over 990 aircraft, according to manufacturer Lockheed Martin.

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It has been beset by performance problems for years, with a recent report from the Government Accountability Office finding that “the percentage of time the aircraft can perform one of its tasked missions — was about 55% in March 2023.”

The F-35 previously made headlines after the Marines lost one for 25 hours in September after its pilot ejected.