An Air Force bomber jet crashed during a training mission at a South Dakota base Thursday, officials confirmed.
All four aircrew aboard the plane were safely ejected from the B-1B Lancer before it crashed into the ground shortly before 6 p.m. at Ellsworth Air Force Base, a unit spokesman said.
The crew was attempting to land the heavy bomber jet during a training mission when it lost control of the aircraft.
The Air Force could not say if any injuries were reported.
The crew was attempting to land a B-1B bomber jet when it crashed. US AIR FORCE
Several local fire departments responded to the accident following reports of a small fire.
The cause of the accident is not yet known, but popular military forums claim icy and foggy weather conditions are to blame.
At the time of the crash, the area was experiencing sub-freezing temperatures and cloudy weather.
A board of Air Force officials will investigate the accident.
All four crew members were safely removed. Educational Image
The crash was the latest in a series of military aircraft training snafus, although previous collisions have proved fatal.
Eight crew members were killed in November when their Osprey aircraft crashed in southern Japan and sank into the ocean during a training mission.
Investigators ruled the tragedy was caused by plane damage rather than human error.
In August, there were two fatal Marine Corps-related aviation accidents in less than a week: Three US Marines died when their plane crashed during training in a joint national exercise in Australia just days after a Marine died while piloting a helicopter during an exercise in California.
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