An accident report suggests that a military pilot was distracted and trying to see where a practice bomb had landed just before the deadly CF-18 fighter jet crash that claimed his life in November 2016.

Despite the fatal crash of a CF-18 Hornet near Cold Lake, Alta. Monday, an expert said the fighter jets are safe and reliable.

A pilot died Monday morning after a CF-18 fighter jet crashed near Cold Lake, Alta., the commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed.