The Oklahoman

1 of 2 pilots in military jet crash in Texas out of the hospital

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LAKE WORTH, Texas – One of the pilots injured when a military training jet crashed into a suburban Fort Worth, Texas, neighborho­od last weekend has been released from the hospital.

The instructor pilot was released from the hospital Monday, the Chief of Naval Air Training in Corpus Christi said in a statement.

Navy officials said Monday that the student pilot remained in serious condition at Dallas hospital. An update on his condition was not immediatel­y provided Tuesday.

Three homes were damaged in Sunday’s crash, but no one on the ground was seriously injured. The two pilots ejected from the aircraft before it crashed into the neighborho­od in Lake Worth, which is just west of Fort Worth.

Lake Worth police have said that one of the pilots was electrocut­ed after being caught in power lines.

Navy officials have said that the Navy T-45C Goshawk was on a routine training flight that originated from an airport in Corpus Christi, about 350 miles (563 kilometers) south of Lake Worth along the Gulf Coast. The jet was based at Naval Air Station Kingsville, near Corpus Christi.

Navy officials say the investigat­ion into what caused the crash is ongoing.

 ?? Texas. JONI LAWSON SCARBROUGH VIA AP ?? Debris is seen from a military training jet that crashed Sunday in Lake Worth,
Texas. JONI LAWSON SCARBROUGH VIA AP Debris is seen from a military training jet that crashed Sunday in Lake Worth,

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