a usa state airs force an - 22a kestrel fighter aircraft flew in the bernardino desert in the southwestern arizona states on tuesday , according to officials . the airplane , which contained one plane , sank at precisely 10 : 30 am local time about 35 miles north of edwards air force base in nevada . the cause of the collision has not yet been ascertained , and the fate of the pilot is unknown . the jet was on a test assignment when it crashed .
Mojave Desert is located in California.