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| Date: | Wednesday 22 November 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman C-2A Greyhound |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 162175 |
| MSN: | 55 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SE off Okinawa -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Iwakuni MCAS (IWK/RJOI) |
| USS Ronald Reagan |
A USN aircraft carrying 11 crew and passengers crashed into the ocean SE of Okinawa at approximately 14:45 LT. The aircraft was en-route to the carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which is currently operating in the Philippine Sea. Some USN sources say the aircraft was "on approach".
Three people are missing. Eight people were rescued at 15:23 LT in good condition, according to 7th Fleet. Search for the three missing occupants was suspended on November 24.
The wreckage of the aircraft was located on December 29, 2017, by a contracted salvage vessel at a depth of about 5,640m.
Sources:
Aviation Summaries by Date / Naval Safety Center
Downed C-2A Greyhound located in Philippine Sea (c7f.navy.mil, 5 Jan. 2018)
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Images:
photo (c) Ken H / @chippyho; Atsugi NAS (NJA/RJTA); 16 January 2013; (CC:by-sa)
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