( CNN ) -- A supersonic combat jet crashed Saturday afternoon on a training complex in rural Nevada , the Navy said . The F/A-18C Hornet went down about 70 miles east of Naval Air Station Fallon in western Nevada , an hour 's drive east of Reno . The aircraft was conducting a training flight . Navy personnel were en route to the scene Saturday night and had not yet `` confirmed the status of the aircraft crew member , '' according to a news release . The plane was assigned to the air station 's Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center . Naval Air Station Fallon is a popular training site because of its weather , which provides `` more than 300 clear flying days per year '' and its facilities , which include four bombing ranges , an electronic warfare range and a 14,000-foot runway , the longest in the Navy , the station 's website says . In January : Divers find body of missing pilot in Navy helicopter crash . CNN 's Barbara Starr contributed to this report .
Jet crashes about 70 miles east of Naval Air Station Fallon in Reno . Navy says it 's working to confirm `` status of the aircraft crew member '' Plane was assigned to Air Warfare Center 's Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center .