Marines sack 4 over deadly plane crash

Marines sack 4 over deadly plane crash
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Fighter squadron commander, maintenance officer, two others relieved of duty

Pilot involved in fatal crash grounded pending further review, Marine Corps says

Deferred maintenance, faulty decision, pilot contributed to crash, Marine Corps says

Man's wife, children, mother-in-law killed in crash in San Diego, California

(CNN) -- Deferred maintenance, faulty decisions by controllers and the pilot of a fighter jet contributed to an aircraft's fatal crash into a San Diego, California, neighborhood in December, the Marine Corps announced Tuesday.

The commander of the fighter squadron involved in the crash, its top maintenance officer and two others have been relieved of duty as a result of the crash investigation. The pilot has been grounded pending a further review, Maj. Gen. Randolph Alles announced.

Nine other Marines have received other disciplinary action, Alles said.

The December crash killed four people when the F/A-18D jet slammed into houses about three miles from the Marine air base where it was attempting to make an emergency landing.

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