Marine Pilot Ejects from Crashing Hornet | Denver News

A Marine pilot narrowly escaped death when his F/A-18 Hornet crashed in the Cascade Mountains during a training flight—ejecting safely just as the jet burst into flames and sparked a wildfire. Bodycam footage shows him shaken but alive, calling himself “very, very lucky,” after a harrowing low-level pass over a lake turned deadly as he flew through trees. Witnesses described chaos as the plane went down. Officials label it a non-fatal aviation mishap, with no cause yet confirmed—but this near-disaster underscores the extreme risks pilots face every day. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5076f1b172285715