US Air Force T-38C Trainer Aircraft Crashes, Pilot Killed

The United States Air Force’ T-38C Talon trainer aircraft crashed on Tuesday evening in Texas claiming the life of one of the jet’s pilot and injuring the other.

An Air Force T-38 Talon assigned here at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, crashed at approximately 7:40 p.m. today (Tuesday) on base. Emergency personnel are on the scene. More information will be provided as it becomes available, The Laughlin Air Force Base said in a statement Wednesday.

The incident marks the fifth time a Talon has crashed in a span of 12 months, and the second crash of a military trainer at Laughlin in less than one year. Another T-38 crashed near Lake Amistad just outside Del Rio on Nov. 20, 2017. One of the occupants escaped with minor injuries, but another was killed after failing to eject, Patch news reported.

Laughlin AFB officials confirmed just past midnight that a pilot had died in the crash while another was transferred to Val Verde Medical Center for treatment.