According to the ministry's statement, the incident took place during a training flight in Ledong Li Autonomous County.
The crash did not result in any casualties on the ground, and the causes of the incident are being investigated.
BREAKING: On the morning of March 12, local time, a Chinese naval aviation fighter crashed during flight training in Hainan Province, two pilots died. The cause of the accident is subject to further investigation. #China pic.twitter.com/r1dqO1XxgQ
— World Indicator (@worldindicator) March 12, 2019