Jet slides off runway, starts fire

By The Associated Press

Published: April 9, 2006

STILLWATER - A training jet from Vance Air Force Base slid off the runway at Stillwater Regional Airport during a routine training mission and started a small grass fire, fire officials said.

No injuries were reported after the T-1A Jayhawk and its three-man crew overshot the end of the runway while landing about 11:30 a.m. Friday, Stillwater Batallion Chief Gary Stanton said.

The accident is under investigation by Air Force officials.

The Stillwater airport is one of the outlying airports regularly used by Vance aircraft for routine training missions.