San Diego, CA
San Diego plane crash: Harrowing video shows military plane fall from sky
A U.S. military aircraft crashed off the San Diego coast in California on Wednesday during a so-called “go-around maneuver” in which the plane landed and was taking off again, according a Navy spokesperson. A video of the incident shared on social media shows the fighter jets plummeting into the waters of the San Diego harbor.
The two pilots, both in good condition, were quickly rescued by the Coast Guard and are being kept under 24-hour medical observation out of caution, the Navy said in a press release on Wednesday evening. Newsweek has contacted the Navy via email for further comment.
The Context
The country has recently been shocked by a series of tragic plane crashes. Over the course of 12 days starting on January 29, the U.S. reported four major aviation incidents that claimed the lives of 85 people. There had previously been no deadly plane crash involving a U.S. airliner since 2009.
US Navy jet CRASHES in San Diego Bay
Coastguard plane circles over area, with 2 crew pulled out of water and taken to hospital They’d been flying a Boeing Growler electronic warfare jet pic.twitter.com/LLPQYcIgT6
— News Now (@NewsNowUS) February 12, 2025 New footage has emerged showing the moment a US Navy EA-18G Growler fighter jet crashed into the sea near Point Loma, San Diego, early this morning. The Navy says the crash happened while the pilots were trying to land. pic.twitter.com/BPgHOk7ohX
— Geopoliti𝕏 (@DalioTroy) February 13, 2025
What to Know
The Navy aircraft that crashed into the San Diego Bay was an EA-18G Growler, a two-seater fighter jet that specializes in electronic warfare. The crash was reported at 10:16 a.m. local time.
In footage shared on social media, the aircraft can be seen plunging down at incredible speed.
Brandon Viets, the captain of the sportfishing boat that picked up the two pilots, the Premier, said that the fighter jet remained in the air for several minutes before diving into the water. The two pilots fell with parachutes after ejecting.
On a live webcam of San Diego harbor traffic, someone aboard the Premier can be heard saying that the jet’s two crew members ejected right after takeoff, The Associated Press reported. “We’re on our way to help assist,” the man said at about 10:14 a.m. “They’re in the water.” Later, he added: “We have both pilots on board and safe.”
The two pilots were then transferred to a Customs and Border Protection craft.
Four major aviation incidents occurred in 2025, as reported by Fox 4.
On January 29, a military helicopter collided with an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C., killing the 64 people aboard the civilian flight and the three crew members aboard the Black Hawk.
Two days later, on January 31, a medical jet crashed in Philadelphia, killing seven people.
On February 6, Bering Air Flight 445 flying from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska, went missing 10 minutes before its scheduled arrival. The wreckage of the aircraft was found in the Bering Sea; none of 10 people aboard survived.
Four days later, on February 10, one person was killed when a plane veered off the runway and crashed into a parked aircraft at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
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What People Are Saying
Frank Ursitti, general manager of boat owner H&M Landing, said in a statement: “Captain Brandon Viets and the crew of the Premier acted swiftly, and thanks to their professionalism, were able to bring these pilots to safety.”
Viets said, as reported by AP: “All I could see was a plume of water and mud and muck, 70 to 80 feet tall.”
The Navy has multiple crews at the crash site on San Diego Bay now working to contain fuel from spilling. The fighter jet is still in the water. pic.twitter.com/vM0XyMrgL3
— Austin Grabish (@AustinGrabish) February 12, 2025
What’s Next
The cause of the crash is being investigated.
Joan Endres
OBITUARY
Born January 1939 in Cincinnati Ohio. Died February 14, 2026, in San Diego, California, with her sons at her side. Her beloved husband Dean passed away in 2010.
Joan was the only child of Thomas and Edna Palmer. In 1943, the family moved to San Diego, where Joan graduated from Helix High School in 1956.
In 1957 Joan married Dean Endres of San Diego, where they raised two sons. Joan followed her two great passions outside the home, the Arts, and Gardening. Both activities being a way to bring beauty to others and to the community.
Joan received a degree in Environmental Design from San Diego State University, and afterwords worked at UCSD, for the Campus Architect.
As an artist, Joan worked in various media, especially ceramics. She was active in many cultural and arts organizations, eventually becoming President of the Combined Organization for the Visual Arts (COVA). Later she turned to gardening, with the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca Community College and the Master Gardener Association of San Diego County.
Joan is survived by her son Jeff and wife Katrin, grandson Jackson, and son Todd Endres, all of La Mesa, and sisters Alice Buck of Phoenix, Elaine Kennedy of San Diego, Nancy and husband Don Jones of Vista, Eva Budzinski of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and their children and grandchildren.
There will be a Celebration of Life for Joan in the near future. Those who wish to attend should contact celebratejoanuvart@gmail.com to receive details when they are confirmed. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests a donation to the Water Conservation Garden or the Diego Visual Arts Network (SDVAN).
The San Diego State Aztecs’ have moved off the bubble and back into the NCAA Tournament’s Field of 64 in the latest ESPN’s Bracketology projections.
The Aztecs must feel like a yo-yo, but now it’s in a good way. Bracket expert Joe Lunardi moved them from the bottom of the First Four Out — No. 72 — to holding the Mountain West’s automatic bid after an 89-72 home romp Wednesday night over Utah State, which had held the auto-bid in bracketology for a few weeks now.
Lunardi now has the Aztecs as the No. 11 seed in the West Region, with a projected first-round date against former MW rival BYU in Portland.
Lunardi wrote that SDSU’s auto-bid “shifts the entire bubble.”
Wednesday night’s victory not only pulled the Aztecs (19-8, 13-4) into a tie with Utah State (23-5, 13-4) atop the MW standings, but it was just their second Quad 1 victory in six such opportunities.
SDSU’s next two games are both Quad 1 chances, at New Mexico on Saturday and then at Boise State on Tuesday night.
The win lifted the Aztecs only one spot in the NCAA NET Rankings, to No. 43. Those rankings are used by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee as the primary sorting tool for selection and seeding for March Madness.
SDSU’s resume for earning an at-large berth has been on shaky ground all season, and was seriously damaged last week when the Aztecs lost at home to Grand Canyon and were then routed at Colorado State, both Quad 2 games.
SDSU’s best bet to assure a trip to March Madness for the sixth straight season is to win the MW tournament in Las Vegas and claim the automatic bid. That requires winning three games in as many days, and perhaps a third showdown against the Aggies, who beat the Aztecs 71-66 in Logan on Jan. 31.
Lunardi now has Utah State projected as an at-large team, but still with the No. 7 seed in the East, facing No. 10 Texas A&M in a first-round game in St. Louis.
New Mexico (21-7, 12-5), lurking just a game behind SDSU and USU, has dropped from the Last Four In at No. 68 to the First Four Out at No. 70.
The Aztecs were the unanimous preseason pick to win the MW regular-season title in their final season in the league before moving into the Pac-12 along with Utah State, Boise State, Fresno State and Colorado State.
Saturday’s game at New Mexico is set to tip off at 11 a.m. PT and will air on CBS.
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