US Air Force,
HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla.: An Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed at about 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 in the Gulf of Mexico near Key West, Fla.
The pilot was picked up by a Navy helicopter crew and flown to a local hospital, where a physician examined him.
He was released from the hospital. The pilot was flying a training mission at the time of the accident.
The F-16 was based at Air Force Reserve Command's 482nd Fighter Wing from Homestead Air Reserve Base.
A board of officers will investigate the accident.
