Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 December 1970
Aircraft Type: Grumman C-2A Greyhound
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 155120
Location: 130 km NNE off Da Nang, Vietnam [Gulf of Tonkin] –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft fuselage and wings.Aircraft fuselage and wings.
Category: Accident
A C-2A greyhound transport plane crashed into the sea near the USS Ranger during a deployment of the aircraft carrier. Four crew members and five passengers were killed. The plane landed on the carrier after a catapult takeoff, resulting in a pitched-up, stalled, and subsequent crash into the sea.A C-2A greyhound transport plane crashed into the sea near the USS Ranger during a deployment of the aircraft carrier. Four crew members and five passengers were killed. The plane landed on the carrier after a catapult takeoff, resulting in a pitched-up, stalled, and subsequent crash into the sea.
Description
A C-2A greyhound transport plane was destroyed when it crashed into the sea near aircraft carrier USS Ranger. All four crew members and five passengers were killed. The airplane had landed on USS Ranger to deliver passengers and supplies. The aircraft carrier was on active duty during the Vietnam War at the time of the accident. The airplane crashed shortly after a catapult takeoff. It pitched up, stalled and crashed into the sea.
Source of Information
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Catapult takeoff and subsequent flight dynamics leading to a crash.Catapult takeoff and subsequent flight dynamics leading to a crash.Share on:
