USS Hornet - USS Hornet

On September 27, 1967 at 12:00 AM, USS Hornet - USS Hornet experienced a crash involving Grumman S-2 Tracker, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Gulf of Tonkin All Vietnam.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The Tracker was lost while on a logistics flight to the USS Hornet in the Gulf of Tonkin. The aircraft suffered a loss of oil pressure in the starboard engine and the propeller had to be feathered but the aircraft could not maintain altitude and had to be ditched. All four crew members were picked up safely. Source: Chris Hobson

Aircraft reference details include registration 133371, MSN 238, year of manufacture 1957.