Name of the pilot is not being released until family is notified , Navy says . It took several hours for Navy personnel to reach the mountainous crash site . Comment: The pilot 's name is being withheld until family has been notified . The plane was carrying a crew and passengers from an aircraft carrier in Japan when it crashed into the Pacific Ocean off California on Friday afternoon.
Name of the pilot is not being released until family is notified , Navy says . It took several hours for Navy personnel to reach the mountainous crash site . Comment: The plane was carrying a crew and passengers from an aircraft carrier in Japan when it crashed into the Pacific Ocean off California on Friday afternoon.