After Two Unsuccessful Attempts To Restore Engine Power, The Pilot Ejected
On June 20, 2022, about 1550 eastern daylight time, an experimental Hawker Hunter MK.58, N377AX, was substantially damaged when it impacted the Atlantic Ocean about 40 miles southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. The commercial pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 public use flight. According to the operator, while performing an exercise with the US Navy, the airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power at flight level 240.