Cause of the F-35 crash

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Pilot error

Electronic bug

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Hardware failure

0.2%

Sabotage

0.2%

Electronic warfare

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45688255

Cause determined by my understanding in reading FAA or DoD Reports after completed investigation. If no official report by Dec 25, 2024 or none of the five possible answers fits the resolved N/A

F-35 fighter jet: Programme suffers first crash

The pilot ejected safely before the jet, worth an estimated $100m, crashed in South Carolina.

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This is the first real reporting on the South Carolina F-35 crash I’ve seen in almost a year of looking. Sounds like it has problems in lightning storms. If it were pilot error, instead of a systemic issue, they’d have said that by now.

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/f35-crashes-sc-ejection-stealth-fighter-jet/article_5be03418-2809-11ef-9c5c-9f4069551d75.html

The majority (~69.1%) of general aviation plane crashes are pilot-related according to https://pilotinstitute.com/aviation-accident-causes/

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I don't think this number applies; general aviation has much less experienced pilots compared to commercial and military aviation.

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