A U.S. military aircraft crashed off the San Diego coast in California on Wednesday during a so-called "go-around maneuver" in which the plane landed and was taking off again, according a Navy spokesperson.

The plunge Wednesday of an uncontrolled E/A-18G Growler into the San Diego Bay channel between Coronado and Shelter Island ended a 71-year span of no water mishaps since flights from surrounding fields began 114 years ago at North Island.

Two pilots were taken to the hospital after a military plane they were flying crashed into the water near Shelter Island in San Diego.

Navy divers recovered the first pieces of an EA-18G Growler that crashed in the San Diego Bay last week, the sea service announced this week. The release did not specify what parts of the aircraft the Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 3-8 recovered.

Military crews worked Thursday to recover a fighter jet that crashed into San Diego Bay and sank this week after its two-person crew safely ejected during an apparent mechanical emergency.

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – A deadly crash involving a wrong-way driver forced the closure of the southbound 405 Freeway through the Sherman Oaks area Tuesday morning. The crash was reported just after 4 a.m. when a motorist was spotted traveling northbound in the southbound lanes, according to the California Highway Patrol. A few minutes later, […]

As efforts to recover the crashed military plane in San Diego Bay continue, authorities have issued a public notice to stay away from the wreckage that is still in the water off of Shelter Island and any debris that might wash up.