A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter pilot ejected safely before the jet crashed. The aircraft went down Friday near the Miramar air base in San Diego. Aerial video showed smoke rising from the wreckage in a dirt field. The pilot sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken for treatment. This incident is classified as a severe "Class A mishap" by the Marines.

The U.S. Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter is expected to live after ejecting from the jet before it crashed in California.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Un avión F-35B se estrelló cerca de una base aérea del sur de California y el piloto fue trasladado a un centro médico, informó el viernes el Cuerpo de Marines.

Miramar is one of the Marine Corps's major aviation installations and is home to multiple aircraft units under the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

An F-35 fighter jet has crashed at the Miramar Air Base in San Diego, California.

The crash near San Diego's Miramar Air Base has been classified as a ‘Class A mishap’