Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 2 October 1969
Aircraft Type: Grumman C-2A Greyhound
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 152796
Location: 112 km NE off Dong Hoi, Vietnam [Gulf of Tonkin] –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A C-2A greyhound transport plane crashed into the sea near the USS Constellation during a personnel transportation flight from Cubi Point. Six crew members and twenty-one passengers perished. The aircraft came down approximately 16 kilometers from the ship, suspected to be due to an engine failure.A C-2A greyhound transport plane crashed into the sea near the USS Constellation during a personnel transportation flight from Cubi Point. Six crew members and twenty-one passengers perished. The aircraft came down approximately 16 kilometers from the ship, suspected to be due to an engine failure.
Description
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.
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