Spanish F-18 crash near Zaragoza, pilot ejected

[Levente]

A fighter has crashed at the Zaragoza air base. The pilot was able to eject before the collision. We don't know his status. We hope there are no victims

https://twitter.com/ZGZDenuncia/status/ ... 7696851968

[Herby]

An EF-18M crashed today at Zaragoza.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/312952

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/17 ... -spain/amp

[Levente]

An F-18 fighter from the 15th Wing of the Air and Space Army that was doing exhibition practices this Saturday crashed at the Zaragoza Air Base and the pilot was able to eject in time, thus saving his life. The pilot has been transferred to a hospital in Zaragoza with trauma and injuries to his legs. The Air and Space Army has indicated through a tweet that his life is not in danger.

As confirmed by the Civil Guard, the fighter, which was practicing, suffered "some problem" and crashed, after the pilot managed to activate the expulsion maneuver from the cockpit. The events occurred around 12:10 in the morning, inside the Air Base premises, without causing any harm to the population.

It is not the first accident with the F-18 of the Spanish air force. The first incident with these devices, which cost around 60 million euros, occurred in 1988 , two years after its premiere, also in Zaragoza. In 2000, two Zaragoza-based F-18s crashed mid-air . In 2017, an F-18 based in Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) crashed on takeoff from the airbase , killing its pilot.

https://elpais.com/espana/2023-05-20/un ... icion.html

[KIER]

Pilot OK according Spanish AF.

https://www.nu.nl/300492/video/gevechts ... agoza.html

[Key]

Three topics merged here, thanks for notifying us via the report function.

Erik

[Ducky]

Hello All,
can anyone tell which serial it is from these F-18EM?
Thnks.
Henry

[mirage 69]

A Spanish friend told me that it was the :C.15-41. I don't know if this is official confirmed!

Grtz Rene

[maurits]

Another source ( according a Spanish EF-18 Facebook page) says it was C.15-25/15-12.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

C.15-25 / 15-12 confirmed