Accident Brief DA-NWS-22070

Marine F/A-18D Hornet Crashes Near Rimrock Lake, Washington

Status Developing Updated Aug 4, 2026
U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet aircraft
U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet photographed at Hanscom Air Force Base, Aug. 23, 2025. Photo by Sgt. Aidan Hekker/U.S. Marine Corps via DVIDS. Public domain. Reference aircraft image; not a photo of the Rimrock Lake crash site.
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Incident Overview

A Marine F/A-18D Hornet crashed near Rimrock Lake, Washington, on June 23, 2026. Further details are pending as investigations continue.

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