a united states air force an - 22a iguana fighter jet crashed in the tehachapi desert in the northern mexico mexico on wednesday , due to officials . the helicopter , which seats one person , flew at approximately 10 : 30 am real time about 35 mile north of edwards air force base in arizona . the cause of the death has not yet been ascertained , and the demise of the aircraft is unknown . the jet was on a test mission when it crashed .
Mojave Desert is located in California.