| Statuts: | |
| Date: | 02 OCT 1969 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Grumman C-2A Greyhound |
| Compagnie: | United States Navy |
| Immatriculation: | 152796 |
| Numéro de série: | 13 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 6 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 21 / à bord: 21 |
| Total: | victimes: 27 / à bord: 27 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 112 km (70 milles) NE de Dong Hoi, Vietnam [Gulf of Tonkin] (Océan Pacifique)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP), Philippines |
| Aéroport de destination: | USS Constellation |
Détails:A C-2A greyhound transport plane was destroyed when it crashed into the sea near aircraft carrier USS Constellation. All six crew members and 21 passengers were killed.
The airplane operated on a personnel transportation flight from Cubi Point to USS Constellation. The aircraft carrier was on active duty during the Vietnam War at the time of the accident. The airplane came down about 16 km from the ship. It was suspected that the airplane struck the sea following an engine failure.
Sources:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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