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| Date: | Friday 24 August 1990 |
| Time: | 12:21 |
| Type: |  Grumman E-2C Hawkeye |
| Owner/operator: | US Coast Guard (USCG) |
| Registration: | 3501 |
| MSN: | A045 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near NAS Roosevelt Roads, PR -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Roosevelt Roads Naval Station (NRR/TJNR) |
| Roosevelt Roads Naval Station (NRR/TJNR) |
After a fire on board, the surveillance aircraft operated by Coast Guard Airborne Warning Squadron One (CGAW-1) crashed on approach. All four crew members died in the crash.
Ex. US Navy BuNo 160689
Sources:
https://chuckhillscgblog.net/2025/01/26/this-day-in-coast-guard-history-january-26/
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/08/24/Coast-Guard-plane-crashes-kills-four/6518651470400/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:E-2C_3501_US_Coast_Guard.jpg (photo)
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/uscg#results
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2020 14:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Sep-2020 14:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 30-Sep-2023 06:21 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 25-Oct-2025 18:20 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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