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While flying 1,000 feet up, the F-35 pilot "experienced a malfunction and was forced to eject" on Sunday, the Associated Press reported.
The US military is appealing to the public to help find an advanced F-35 fighter jet that has gone missing over South Carolina.
A representative for the United States Marine Corps told Insider that a "mishap" occurred during a Sunday training flight, resulting in the lost jet.
The pilot, whose name hasn't been released, parachuted to safety into a North Charleston neighborhood at around 2 p.m. Sunday. Christian Cortez, a Marine with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, said there was a mishap involving an F-35B Lightning II jet and that the search was ongoing Monday. Based on the missing plane's location and trajectory, the search was focused on Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, said Senior Master Sgt. Heather Stanton at Joint Base Charleston.
The NTSB released its preliminary report about what happened during the July 31 accident. The pilot was rescued by bystanders on the beach.