Updated article: 2 killed when F-16, small plane collide over SC
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Federal officials say an F-16 fighter jet and a small plane have collided in midair in South Carolina.
An Air Force official says the pilot of a crashed F-16 fighter jet has been taken to a base in South Carolina for observation.
Lt. Jenny Hyden at Shaw Air Force Base says the pilot was taken to the base for observation, though she did not disclose his condition.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Tuesday that the fighter jet collided with a Cessna C150 around 11 a.m. The collision happened about 11 miles north of Charleston.
It was not immediately known how many people were on board the smaller plane or if any of them survived.
Shaw Air Force Base said in a statement that a team of investigators would look into the cause of the crash.
North Charleston Fire Department spokeswoman Bianca Bourbeau says the agency has sent a chief and a marine unit to assist Berkeley County with a reported plane crash, and will send other help as needed.
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#BREAKING Reports: A plane and F-16 crashed outside Charleston, SC, one pilot ejected. Pics from our sister station pic.twitter.com/QazfFOazhm
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