A T-45 Goshawk takes off during a scheduled training flight as part of the advanced course of the Navy and Marine Corps Student Naval Aviator strike pilot training program aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 15. the T-45 is used by the Navy as an aircraft carrier-capable trainer. It was developed as a jet flight trainer for the Navy and Marine Corps. The T-45s are with Training Air Wing 1 from Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss. and TRAWING-2 from NAS Kingsville, Texas.
Minor Injuries Reported After T-45 Training Jet Crash at NAS Kingsville
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, UNITED STATES
05.10.2019
Story by Lt. Michelle Tucker
Chief of Naval Air Training
A Navy T-45C Goshawk aircraft crashed at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, at 2:38 p.m. Friday, May 10.
The two pilots, an instructor and a student, suffered minor injuries and were transported to a local medical treatment facility for care.
The pilots safely ejected from the aircraft just before it crashed just short of the runway inside the airfield perimeter fence.
Emergency services immediately responded to the crash site. The incident is under investigation.
