Overview
- A T-45C Goshawk assigned to Training Air Wing One crashed on private farmland in Noxubee County on Tuesday, May 26, at about 12:30 p.m., and both aviators ejected safely and were taken to a local medical center for evaluation.
- Chief of Naval Air Training suspended flight operations at Training Air Wing One while military police and local emergency crews secured the scene and investigators opened a formal mishap inquiry.
- Officials have not released a cause for the crash and have not confirmed details circulating online, including flight‑tracking data and user photos that remain unverified.
- The wreck adds to a short cluster of trainer incidents this month — including a May 12 Air Force T-38 crash and a May 17 EA-18G collision — and follows earlier T-45 groundings for engine problems in 2022 and a pause that ended in May 2024.
- The investigation and operational pause may reduce pilot training throughput at Naval Air Station Meridian and factor into decisions on fleet safety measures and the ongoing Undergraduate Jet Training System procurement.