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A military pilot whose jet crashed into a suburban San Diego home, killing four, followed procedure and ejected from the plane as the troubled aircraft went down, a California congressman said Thursday.

Rep. Duncan Hunter, the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said the pilot was wrestling with an aircraft whose two engines had failed before he parachuted to the ground.

"The Marines' investigation is in its preliminary stages, but it is apparent that the pilot operating the aircraft followed procedure before ejecting," Hunter said Thursday after he was briefed on the investigation into Monday's fatal crash. Read full article »

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