Mayday call captures pilot’s urgent warning before aircraft goes down off coast

A pilot was rescued after ejecting from an MK-58 Hawker Hunter (the same model is seen above) that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off California.(Petty Officer 2nd Class John Jarrett/DVIDS)

The Navyhas since grounded Hawker Hunters operated by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) while the incident is under investigation, according to ABC News.

The aircraft was being flown in support of a Navy and Marine Corps contract when it went down, according to ABC, citing ATAC.

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Four ATAC aircraft, including the one that crashed, were involved in the mission.

Before the crash, the pilot issued a mayday call and reported losing engine thrust, according toair traffic control audioobtained by ABC from LiveATC.net.

“Mayday, mayday, mayday.I have lost thrust in my engine.”

“Mayday, mayday, mayday.I have lost thrust in my engine,” the pilot told controllers, according to the ABC report.

ATAC operates the aircraft as part of its work supporting training for the U.S.armed forces.

The company has 22 Hawker Hunters in its fleet, according to a Navy public information officer cited by ABC.

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The Hawker Hunter was being flown in support of a Navy and Marine Corps contract when it went down.Pictured above is an MK-58 Hawker Hunter.(Petty Officer 3rd Class Arnesia R McIntyre/DVIDS)

The FAA is actively investigating the incident. 

No additional details are known at this time.

S.Navy for additional information.

The Hawker Hunter crash comes amid severalrecent aviation incidentsthat have prompted emergency responses.

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In late August, a 24-year-old man allegedlystole a Cessna 172from an airport in Hungary while intoxicated and flew toward the area of the country’s only nuclear power plant.

Air traffic control audio captured the pilot issuing a mayday call and reporting a loss of engine thrust.Pictured above is an MK-58 Hawker Hunter.(Petty Officer 2nd Class John Jarrett / DVIDS)

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The unauthorized flight prompted fighter jets to respond before the plane came down in a sunflower field, where rescue crews were dispatched.

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In addition, a Delta Air Lines flight recently returned to Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport shortly after takeoff due to apilot medical emergency.