An Air Force bomber crashed Thursday during a training mission at a base in South Dakota, officials confirmed.
All four crew members on board safely ejected from the B-1B Lancer before it hit the ground at Ellsworth Air Force Base just before 6 p.m., a spokesperson for the force said.
The crew was attempting to land a heavy bomber during a training mission when they lost control of the aircraft.
The Air Force could not say whether there were any injuries.
Multiple local fire departments responded to the incident after receiving reports of a small fire.
The cause of the accident is not yet known, but popular military forums claim that icy and foggy weather conditions may have been to blame.
At the time of the crash, the area was experiencing subzero temperatures and cloudy weather.
The Air Force Officers Commission will investigate the accident.
The crash is the latest in a series of military aircraft training accidents, although previous collisions have proven fatal.
In November, an Osprey crashed off the coast of southern Japan during a training mission, sinking into the ocean and killing eight crew members.
Investigators determined the tragedy was caused by a plane malfunction, not human error.
In August, there were two Marine Corps-related fatal aviation accidents within one week. Days after a soldier was killed while flying a helicopter during training, three U.S. Marines were killed when their plane crashed during a joint training exercise in Australia. In California.
