A Navy EA-18G Growler jet crashed into San Diego Bay as it was trying to land Wednesday morning, the Navy confirmed in a statement.
The sea service said that the jet crashed while landing at 10:15 a.m. local time, but that both of the aviators aboard managed to eject ahead of the accident.
Video of what appeared to be the crash as well as radio chatter of the response effort quickly made it onto social media and revealed that the two sailors were pulled out of the bay by a local private boat that was near the area at the time.
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The jet crashed in the waters just off of Naval Air Station North Island, and video of the area following the crash that was uploaded to social media showed Navy craft setting up a device meant to contain oil spills.
Navy officials have not officially said that the jet was landing at the base, however.
The service's statement on the crash said that the two aviators were "quickly recovered before being transported to a local hospital for medical assessment."
"Both personnel are in stable condition," the statement added.
According to radio traffic recorded by San Diego Web Cam, a social media account that monitors the harbor, the pilots were recovered by a sports fishing boat called the "Premier."
The plane was assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135, also known as the "Black Ravens," which is based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state.
Following the crash, the Navy said that it stood up an emergency operations center
"and assessment of the crash site is ongoing."
The service said the cause of the crash is under investigation and promised to offer more information "as it becomes available."
The crash comes at a difficult moment for military aviation.
Just weeks prior, an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger flight over Washington, D.C., during an annual training exercise, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft.
In October, another Navy Growler crashed in the mountains of Washington state, prompting a dayslong search for the wreckage and any survivors.
That jet, assigned to VAQ-130, or the "Zappers," was flown by a pair of "trailblazing" aviators who were decorated combat veterans.
The investigation into that crash has yet to be released.
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![EA-18G Growler at Naval Air Facility Misawa](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-02/mil-EA18G-growler-misawa-1800.jpg?itok=VVONcoz- "Sailors assigned to the "Black Ravens" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 prepare an EA-18G Growler for flight during snowy conditions at Naval Air Facility Misawa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jan David De Luna Mercado)")
