Navy Jet Crashes in Death Valley, Pilot Ejects Safely

In this file photo, an F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, in the Persian Gulf, on March 27, 2007. Travis Alston/U.S. Navy via Getty Images

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif.—A Navy jet fighter crashed in Death Valley National Park and the pilot ejected and was treated for minor injuries, authorities said Tuesday.

The F/A-18F Super Hornet went down at about 3 p.m. Monday. It was assigned to nearby Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9, based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, a Navy statement said.