Jet crashes into home; mother, grandmother, child killed - CNN

The house was destroyed. A photograph taken at the scene showed the pilot, who ejected safely, sitting on the front lawn, making a call on his cell phone.
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clipped from edition.cnn.com SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- A grandmother, mother and young child died when a military fighter jet crashed into a house in San Diego, California, on Monday, igniting a huge fireball, authorities said. Another child is missing, officials said. A search ended when night fell on Monday but will continue Tuesday morning, a spokesperson for the medical examiner said. The father is a businessman who was at work at the time of the crash, and was not reached for comment, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. The F/A-18D plane, which authorities described as disabled, was trying to land at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The jet had just performed landing training on a Navy aircraft carrier before the pilot reported having trouble, according to the Marine Corps. See satellite photo showing crash site, airfield »