Pilot error in NASM T-45 crash

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Navy is citing pilot error for a military training jet crash in Tennessee that killed a T-45C instructor and student pilot from NAS Meridian, Miss., saying it was being flown for thrills and too low. In the report, Navy officials said the T-45C Goshawk was flying below allowable altitudes in October 2017 when it plunged into a forest near Tellico Plains in Tennessee. The crash killed 31-year-old instructor-pilot Lt. Patrick Ruth from Metairie, La., and 25-year-old student pilot Lt. j.g. Wallace Burch from Horn Lake, Miss. Both were stationed at NASM. The flight originated from McGee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tenn. (Source: The Associated Press 04/15/18