A pilot was injured after a military plane crashed and caught fire Tuesday near the Albuquerque Solar Port. Albuquerque fire officials said a military plane crashed off the airfield on the south side of Solar Harbor. Firefighters say the pilot ejected from the plane before it caught fire. A U.S. official told ABC News’ Pentagon bureau that the plane was a new F-35 belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps. The official says the plane was being transferred from the Lockheed factory to be put into service. The plane was being flown by a pilot from a defense contract management agency at the time of the accident. >>> RELATED: Video shows fire after plane crash near Albuquerque Sunport. Emergency officials say the pilot was the only person on board the plane and was transported to a local hospital. This is a developing story. Stay with KOAT for the latest information.
A pilot was injured Tuesday after a military plane crashed and caught fire near the Albuquerque Solar Port.
Albuquerque fire officials said a military plane crashed off the Sunport South Side Airfield.
Firefighters say the pilot ejected from the plane before it caught fire.
A U.S. official told ABC News’ Pentagon bureau that the plane was a new F-35 belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps. The official says the plane was being transferred from the Lockheed factory to be put into service. The plane was being flown by a pilot from a defense contract management agency at the time of the accident.
>>> RELATED: Video shows fire after plane crash near Albuquerque Solar Port
Sunport and emergency officials say the pilot was the only person on board the plane and was transported to a local hospital.
This is a developing story. Stay with KOAT for the latest information.