a united states air power an - 22a lockheed passenger jet happened in the mojave arid in the southwestern united states on wednesday , according to officials . the airplane , itself seats 1 people , crashed at approximately 10 : 30 am locals time about 35 km northeast of edwards afb national airport in california . the cause of the death has not recently been ascertained , and the nationality of the pilot is unknown . the jet was on a test mission when it landed .
Mojave Desert is located in California.