Child killed when Air Force jet crashes in Florida
July 11, 1996
Web posted at: 5:15 p.m. EDTPENSACOLA, Florida (CNN) -- An Air Force F-16 fighter plane crashed in a residential area in northeastern Pensacola, Florida, Thursday afternoon, killing a 4-year-old boy.
Authorities said the pilot of the plane was able to eject safely.
Witnesses said the plane crashed into one house, slammed into a car, then hit another home. (WKRG reporter Jim Pennington - 141K AIFF or WAV sound)
The neighborhood was evacuated when a fire broke out after the crash, and electrical power was cut off to the area as a precaution, said reporter Jim Pennington from CNN affiliate WKRG. (140K AIFF or WAV sound)
The F-16 was flying from Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina and was being relocated to Eglin Air Force Base near Fort Walton Beach, Florida, because of the approach of hurricane Bertha.
A second jet, possibly a companion jet on a mission with the F-16, continued circling the crash site so rescuers could quickly find it, witnesses said. (WKRG reporter Jim Pennington - 172K AIFF or WAV sound)
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