The mysterious fall of the F-35 in the USA: the details of the loss of a serviceable plane for $100 million have been revealed

The US Marine Corps has published a report with the results of the investigation into the crash of the F-35 fighter 17 September 2023. According to CBS News, the loss of the plane was due to pilot error.

It was established that the crash of the fighter jet, worth about 100 million dollars, was caused by the pilot's misjudgment of the situation in flight. Despite the difficult piloting conditions – there was heavy rain that day and certain weapons were observed in the operation of the electronics on board – the fighter remained serviceable and suitable for further flight.

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As is known, the F-35 pilot decided to eject after a series of failures in the electrical systems and indications. After that, the fighter flew by itself for another 11 minutes and 21 seconds, covering a distance of about 112.5 km. Unmanned flight was possible thanks to automatic control systems. Detecting the plane on radar was difficult due to the low flight altitude, malfunctioning transponder and stealth technology.

The pilot, after successfully landing, ran to people and called 911 to report the “missing” plane.

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Emergency services discovered the crash site only the next day near Hemingway (South Carolina). They saw that the board “brushed” the dense forest before falling. The debris field stretched 548 m in length and 91.5 m in width, affecting forest plantations, cotton and soybean fields.

People were not injured as a result of the fall. US military leadership did not recommend punishment for this incident.