NEW : Search continues for missing pilot ; one rescued pilot is in fair condition . The two jets crashed about 290 miles ( 470 kilometers ) west of Wake Island , Navy 7th Fleet spokeswoman Lt. Lauren Cole told CNN . The search was suspended at about noon ET on Tuesday after the plane went down off the coast of Santa Catalina Island, a U.S. Coast Guard official said. The cause of the crash is under investigation , Navy says .
NEW : Search continues for missing pilot ; one rescued pilot is in fair condition . The search was suspended at about noon ET on Tuesday after the plane went down off the coast of Santa Catalina Island, a U.S. Coast Guard official said. The cause of the crash is under investigation , Navy says .