F-15 CRASHES NORTH OF LAS VEGAS 10-24-11

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Pilot ejects without injury

ALAMO, Nev. (AP) — An Air Force fighter jet crashed in a remote part of southern Nevada on Monday, but the pilot was able to eject from the aircraft and was uninjured, a military spokesman said.

The F-15C Eagle crashed in an unpopulated area northwest of Alamo, Nev., about 4:45 p.m., said Lt. Ken Lustig, a spokesman forNellis Air Force Base. Alamo is about 100 miles north of Las Vegas.

"There's no ongoing threat to the public," Lustig said. "It's a fairly remote area."

The pilot was taken to Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital for an examination that revealed no injuries, Lustig said.

Lustig didn't have any details about the nature of the flight and couldn't say whether the jet that crashed was accompanied by other aircraft.

An investigation into the cause of the crash was already under way Monday night, Lustig said