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| Date: | Friday 16 November 1973 |
| Time: | 12:48 |
| Type: |  Grumman C-2A Greyhound |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 152787 |
| MSN: | 4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8 km ESE off Chania-Soúda Airport (CHQ) -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chania-Soúda Airport (CHQ/LGSA) |
Crashed into sea about five miles from runway 11 after both engines lost power. Fuel contamination with water suspected.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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