F / A-18E Super Hornet crashes on approach to USS Carl Vinson off Okinawa . Pilot survived and is in stable condition , Navy says . The aircraft carrier was taking part in an exercise ahead of deployment . The crash occurred hours after a Marine plane went down in a California desert .
F/A-18E Super Hornet crashes on approach to USS Carl Vinson off California . Pilot ejected and is in stable condition , Navy says . The aircraft carrier was taking part in an exercise ahead of deployment . The crash happened hours after a Marine plane went down in a California neighborhood .