The F-18 that crashed at Zaragoza Air Base on Saturday was piloted by Captain Daniel Pérez Carmona. He suffered burns on his arms, a fracture of the pelvis and lumbar vertebrae, as well as ankle, although none of them life-threatening.

The Air Force has reported on its Twitter account that "there is an investigation underway to find out the causes of the accident" The Anti-Polygon Assembly of Shooting of the Bardenas Reales has called for the dismantling of the San Gregorio maneuver field.