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  • Navy plane crashes in eastern Tennessee

    03/30/2004 7:44:29 AM PST · by pnz1 · 7 replies · 181+ views
    The Tennessean ^ | 03/30/04 | Associated Press
    Pilot ejects, breaks ankle; TVA says jet hit power lines SPRING CITY, Tenn. — A Navy F-18A fighter jet crashed near a rural highway yesterday, but the Navy was unsure if the pilot clipped power lines over a lake before he ejected and suffered a broken ankle. Lt. J.G. ''Ken'' Shade, commander of Naval Reserve Force Public Affairs in New Orleans, said the pilot, Navy Reserve Cdr. Kevin T. Hagnstad, broke an ankle when he ejected from the one-seat training jet that crashed near U.S. 27 about 10 a.m. CST. A Tennessee Valley Authority spokeswoman said high-voltage lines 75 feet...